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ExploreHoward County Public Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2400420

Howard County Public Schools

Ellicott City, MD

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

57,565

+0.2%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.7%

-3.3%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$23,167

+4.6%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

-4.9%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

7.7%

-57.0%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

5.4%

-48.6%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.8%

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