Harford County Public Schools | |
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Location | |
102 S. Hickory Avenue,
Bel Air, Maryland
United States | |
District information | |
Type | County-wide public school system |
Grades | Pre-Kindergarten through 12th |
Superintendent | Dr. Sean Bulson |
Chair of the board | Dr. Aaron Poynton |
Budget | $629,183,713 (FY2023, Operating Expense) [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 39,175 |
Teachers | 2827 [2] |
Staff | 1,500 |
Athletic conference |
Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference |
Other information | |
Website |
www |
Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is an American public school system serving the residents of Harford County, Maryland. HCPS is the 8th largest school district in Maryland and home to 9 Maryland Blue Ribbon and 6 National Blue Ribbon Schools. HCPS has about 39,000 students, 5,700 employees, 2,142 classrooms and 55 schools. HCPS is ranked as the #2 best school district in the Baltimore area and is ranked an A− by Niche. HCPS is also ranked #1 in Maryland for athletics, #3 for best teachers, and #5 best places to teach.
There are thirty-three elementary schools in Harford County. Homestead-Wakefield, William Paca/Old Post Road and Youth's Benefit Elementary schools are two-building campuses housing primary students (Kindergarten-2nd Grade) in one building and intermediate students (3rd Grade-5th Grade) in the other building. [3]
There are currently 9 middle schools in Harford County: [4]
There are currently ten high schools in Harford County, including one technical high school. [5]
High School Advanced Placement Scores 2015 [6]
High School | High School Enrollment | AP Exams | AP Exams 3+ | AP Exams 3+ % |
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Aberdeen | 1444 | 658 | 488 | 74.2% |
Bel Air | 1668 | 550 | 318 | 57.8% |
C. Milton Wright | 1425 | 564 | 430 | 76.2% |
Edgewood | 1318 | 189 | 65 | 32.80% |
Fallston | 1076 | 589 | 360 | 61.1% |
Harford Tech | 1022 | 230 | 90 | 39.0% |
Havre de Grace | 581 | 245 | 85 | 34.7% |
Joppatowne | 696 | 139 | 41 | 29.5% |
North Harford | 1297 | 402 | 270 | 67.2% |
Patterson Mill | 871 | 314 | 203 | 64.6% |
Three HCPS high schools also have or are preparing for magnet programs. Although the Science and Mathematics Academy is a separate institution, it is hosted by and shares some facilities with Aberdeen High School, and Harford Technical High School is in itself a magnet school for academic and technical programs. Edgewood High School is in the beginning stages of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, in which the school will offer college-preparatory courses for its students, who will graduate with an internationally recognized high school diploma. . [7]
Located at
Harford Technical High School:
Located at Joppatowne High School
Located at Aberdeen High School
Located at Havre De Grace High School
Located at North Harford High School
Located at Edgewood High School
The school mascots are:
The images below outline the elementary and middle schools that feed students into each high school. Harford Technical is fed by students from each school, as entry is by application. The feeder system is not all-inclusive, due to magnet programs at Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Joppatowne.
Harford County Public Schools | |
---|---|
Location | |
102 S. Hickory Avenue,
Bel Air, Maryland
United States | |
District information | |
Type | County-wide public school system |
Grades | Pre-Kindergarten through 12th |
Superintendent | Dr. Sean Bulson |
Chair of the board | Dr. Aaron Poynton |
Budget | $629,183,713 (FY2023, Operating Expense) [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 39,175 |
Teachers | 2827 [2] |
Staff | 1,500 |
Athletic conference |
Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference |
Other information | |
Website |
www |
Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is an American public school system serving the residents of Harford County, Maryland. HCPS is the 8th largest school district in Maryland and home to 9 Maryland Blue Ribbon and 6 National Blue Ribbon Schools. HCPS has about 39,000 students, 5,700 employees, 2,142 classrooms and 55 schools. HCPS is ranked as the #2 best school district in the Baltimore area and is ranked an A− by Niche. HCPS is also ranked #1 in Maryland for athletics, #3 for best teachers, and #5 best places to teach.
There are thirty-three elementary schools in Harford County. Homestead-Wakefield, William Paca/Old Post Road and Youth's Benefit Elementary schools are two-building campuses housing primary students (Kindergarten-2nd Grade) in one building and intermediate students (3rd Grade-5th Grade) in the other building. [3]
There are currently 9 middle schools in Harford County: [4]
There are currently ten high schools in Harford County, including one technical high school. [5]
High School Advanced Placement Scores 2015 [6]
High School | High School Enrollment | AP Exams | AP Exams 3+ | AP Exams 3+ % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen | 1444 | 658 | 488 | 74.2% |
Bel Air | 1668 | 550 | 318 | 57.8% |
C. Milton Wright | 1425 | 564 | 430 | 76.2% |
Edgewood | 1318 | 189 | 65 | 32.80% |
Fallston | 1076 | 589 | 360 | 61.1% |
Harford Tech | 1022 | 230 | 90 | 39.0% |
Havre de Grace | 581 | 245 | 85 | 34.7% |
Joppatowne | 696 | 139 | 41 | 29.5% |
North Harford | 1297 | 402 | 270 | 67.2% |
Patterson Mill | 871 | 314 | 203 | 64.6% |
Three HCPS high schools also have or are preparing for magnet programs. Although the Science and Mathematics Academy is a separate institution, it is hosted by and shares some facilities with Aberdeen High School, and Harford Technical High School is in itself a magnet school for academic and technical programs. Edgewood High School is in the beginning stages of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, in which the school will offer college-preparatory courses for its students, who will graduate with an internationally recognized high school diploma. . [7]
Located at
Harford Technical High School:
Located at Joppatowne High School
Located at Aberdeen High School
Located at Havre De Grace High School
Located at North Harford High School
Located at Edgewood High School
The school mascots are:
The images below outline the elementary and middle schools that feed students into each high school. Harford Technical is fed by students from each school, as entry is by application. The feeder system is not all-inclusive, due to magnet programs at Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Joppatowne.