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Howard County Public Schools, MD: schools, enrollment and spending

Howard County Public Schools runs 78 public schools with 57,565 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.5 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Maryland figure of 14.6.

At a glance

Schools
78
Students
57,565
Teachers (FTE)
4,274
Students per teacher
13.5
MD: 14.6 · US: 15.3
Address
10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Phone
(410)313-6600
County
Howard County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2400420
State district ID
MD-13
Total staff (FTE)
8,805
School counselors (FTE)
181.0About 318 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
258.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.5
Maryland14.6
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (57,293), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$1.16 billion
Federal revenue
$43.9 million
State revenue
$376.8 million
Local revenue
$738.2 million
Total spending
$1.08 billion
Spending per pupil
$18,909
Salaries
$595.8 million55.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$545.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.8%
  • State: 32.5%
  • Local: 63.7%

Maryland overall

  • Federal: 7.0%
  • State: 43.0%
  • Local: 50.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,909
Maryland$18,655
United States$16,826

Schools in Howard County Public Schools

By level: 15 high, 20 middle, 42 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Applications and Research LaboratoryHigh9 to 120
Atholton ElementaryElementaryPK to 551614.7
Atholton HighHigh9 to 121,54016.7
Bellows Spring ElementaryElementaryPK to 580612.6
Bollman Bridge ElementaryElementaryPK to 577512.1
Bonnie Branch MiddleMiddle6 to 873914.2
Bryant Woods ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536610.5
Burleigh Manor MiddleMiddle6 to 877715.9
Bushy Park ElementaryElementaryPK to 563113.4
Cedar Lane Special CenterOtherPK to 121334.3
Centennial HighHigh9 to 121,37717.0
Centennial Lane ElementaryElementaryPK to 574914.1
Clarksville ElementaryElementaryK to 554313.9
Clarksville MiddleMiddle6 to 867917.0
Clemens Crossing ElementaryElementaryK to 548114.1
Cradlerock ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 545310.5
Dayton Oaks ElementaryElementaryPK to 573914.2
Deep Run ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 563810.6
Ducketts Lane ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 557310.6
Dunloggin MiddleMiddle6 to 862314.2
Elkridge ElementaryElementaryPK to 579814.2
Elkridge Landing MiddleMiddle6 to 868613.5
Ellicott Mills MiddleMiddle6 to 869814.5
Folly Quarter MiddleMiddle6 to 868214.5
Forest Ridge ElementaryElementaryPK to 565912.7
Fulton ElementaryElementaryPK to 587215.0
Glenelg HighHigh9 to 121,36317.3
Glenwood MiddleMiddle6 to 849413.4
Gorman Crossing ElementaryElementaryPK to 575012.7
Guilford ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543712.1
Guilford Park HighHigh9 to 121,21815.6
Hammond ElementaryElementaryK to 576315.9
Hammond HighHigh9 to 121,15914.5
Hammond MiddleMiddle6 to 860415.1
Hanover Hills ElementaryElementaryPK to 587512.5
Harpers Choice MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 847111.8
Hollifield Station ElementaryElementaryK to 567713.8
Homewood SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 121092.6
Howard HighHigh9 to 121,49315.6
Ilchester ElementaryElementaryPK to 548212.7
Jeffers Hill ElementaryElementaryPK to 540611.6
Lake Elkhorn MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 856912.4
Laurel Woods ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 562512.3
Lime Kiln MiddleMiddle6 to 867515.7
Lisbon ElementaryElementaryK to 548015.5
Long Reach HighHigh9 to 121,33413.8
Longfellow ElementaryElementaryPK to 544611.4
Manor Woods ElementaryElementaryK to 569713.7
Marriotts Ridge HighHigh9 to 121,74117.6
Mayfield Woods MiddleMiddle6 to 873112.8
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.