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Harford County Public Schools is located close to the center of Maryland. Harford County Public Schools has 437.09 square miles of land area and 89.55 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Harford County Public Schools population is 248,029. Harford County Public Schools median household income is $81,016 in 2010-2014. Harford County Public Schools median house value is $279,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Harford County Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(9 out of 24, top 38%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	54
Population	248,029 (2010-2014), rank #7
Population Growth	3.22% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	470.96/sq mi, rank #7
Median Household Income:	$81,016 at 2010-2014—6.78% increase since 2005-2009, rank #10
Median House Price:	$279,300 at 2010-2014—-4.77% increase since 2005-2009, rank #11
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	437.09 sq mi, rank #11
Water Area:	89.55 sq mi (17.00%), rank #11
State:	Maryland
County:	Harford County
City:	Havre De Grace, Aberdeen, Darlington, Street, Whiteford, Pylesville, Forest Hill, Jarrettsville, Fallston, Baldwin, Monkton, White Hall, Bel Air North, Bel Air, Churchville, Joppa, Pleasant Hills, Bel Air South, Bel Air town, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Perryman, Abingdon, Belcamp, Edgewood, Kingsville, Riverside, Joppatowne
Zip:	21078, 21001, 21034, 21154, 21160, 21132, 21050, 21084, 21047, 21013, 21111, 21161, 21015, 21028, 21085, 21014, 21087, 21082, 21005, 21130, 21009, 21017, 21040, 21010
Area:	Baltimore-Towson, MD

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Harford County Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

102 South Hickory Ave

Bel Air MD, 21014, Harford County

Phone: 410-838-7300

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	37,842	37,868	38,224	38,394	38,636	38,610	39,172
English Language Learner Students:	357	400	393	405	437	NA	NA
Total Teachers:	2,810.87	2,703.33	2,752.20	2,763.31	2,724.11	2,741.90	2,771.80
Prekindergarten:	20.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	23.00	23.00	23.00
Kindergarten:	147.00	153.00	154.00	152.00	152.00	152.00	157.00
Elementary:	1,435.56	1,370.08	1,401.74	1,413.45	1,387.45	1,413.50	1,440.20
Secondary:	1,208.31	1,159.25	1,175.46	1,176.86	1,161.66	1,153.40	1,151.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	2,650.17	2,481.75	2,496.23	2,525.12	2,467.20	2,560.50	2,456.00
Instructional Aides:	354.80	346.90	361.10	387.50	396.70	444.00	426.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	67.00	64.00	63.00	76.00	76.00	72.00	63.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	101.20	101.20	102.20	99.70	96.70	99.80	99.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	51.45	49.70	49.45	47.95	47.95	47.00	47.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	49.75	51.50	52.75	51.75	48.75	52.80	52.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	63.80	62.80	63.30	60.10	60.70	58.70	62.60
Library/Media Support:	48.50	47.50	47.50	45.00	46.50	48.50	48.20
District Administrators:	117.75	119.45	119.45	115.85	115.00	112.80	113.30
District Administrative Support:	98.98	91.93	95.60	95.76	96.20	105.50	103.50
School Administrators:	164.00	162.78	163.00	172.10	174.00	165.00	165.50
School Administrative Support:	603.15	527.60	532.73	542.81	500.37	501.00	452.00
Student Support Services:	208.90	193.90	188.10	185.60	185.00	182.70	180.70
Other Support Services:	822.09	763.69	760.25	744.70	720.03	770.50	741.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.46	14.01	13.89	13.89	14.18	14.08	14.13

Schools

Aberdeen High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	251 Paradise Rd, Aberdeen MD 21001
Aberdeen Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	111 Mount Royal Ave, Aberdeen MD 21001
Abingdon Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	399 Singer Rd, Abingdon MD 21009
Bakerfield Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	36 Baker St, Aberdeen MD 21001
Bel Air Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	30 East Lee St, Bel Air MD 21014
Bel Air High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	100 Heighe St, Bel Air MD 21014
Bel Air Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	99 Idlewild St, Bel Air MD 21014
C. Milton Wright High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1301 North Fountain Green Rd, Bel Air MD 21015
Center For Educational Opportunity	Grade 7 to Grade 12	253 Paradise Rd, Aberdeen MD 21001
Church Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4299 Church Creek Rd, Belcamp MD 21017
Churchville Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2935 Level Rd, Churchville MD 21028
Darlington Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2119 Shuresville Rd, Darlington MD 21034
Deerfield Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2307 Willoughby Beach Rd, Edgewood MD 21040
Dublin Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1527 Whiteford Rd, Street MD 21154
Edgewood Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2100 Cedar Dr, Edgewood MD 21040
Edgewood High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2415 Willoughby Beach Rd, Edgewood MD 21040
Edgewood Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2311 Willoughby Beach Rd, Edgewood MD 21040
Emmorton Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2502 Tollgate Rd, Bel Air MD 21014
Fallston High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2301 Carrs Mill Rd, Fallston MD 21047
Fallston Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2303 Carrs Mill Rd, Fallston MD 21047
Forest Hill Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2407 Rocks Rd, Forest Hill MD 21050
Forest Lakes Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	100 Osborne Parkway, Forest Hill MD 21050
Fountain Green Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	517 Fountain Green Rd, Bel Air MD 21015
G. Lisby Elementary At Hillsdale	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	810 Edmund St, Aberdeen MD 21001
Halls Cross Roads Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	203 East Bel Air Ave, Aberdeen MD 21001
Harford Technical High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	200 Thomas Run Rd, Bel Air MD 21015
Havre De Grace Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	600 Juniata St, Havre De Grace MD 21078
Havre De Grace High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	700 Congress Ave, Havre De Grace MD 21078
Havre De Grace Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	401 Lewis Ln, Havre De Grace MD 21078
Hickory Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2100 Conowingo Rd, Bel Air MD 21014
Homestead/Wakefield Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	900 South Main St, Bel Air MD 21014
Jarrettsville Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3818 Norrisville Rd, Jarrettsville MD 21084
John Archer School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	100 Thomas Run Rd, Bel Air MD 21015
Joppatowne Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	407 Trimble Rd, Joppa MD 21085
Joppatowne High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	555 Joppa Farm Rd, Joppa MD 21085
Magnolia Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	901 Trimble Rd, Joppa MD 21085
Magnolia Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	299 Fort Hoyle Rd, Joppa MD 21085
Meadowvale Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	910 Grace View Dr, Havre De Grace MD 21078
Norrisville Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5302 Norrisville Rd, White Hall MD 21161
North Bend Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1445 North Bend Rd, Jarrettsville MD 21084
North Harford Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	120 Pylesville Rd, Pylesville MD 21132
North Harford High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	211 Pylesville Rd, Pylesville MD 21132
North Harford Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	112 Pylesville Rd, Pylesville MD 21132
Patterson Mill High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	85 Patterson Mill Rd, Bel Air MD 21015
Patterson Mill Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	85 Patterson Mill Rd, Bel Air MD 21015
Prospect Mill Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	101 Prospect Mill Rd, Bel Air MD 21015
Red Pump Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	600 Red Pump Rd, Bel Air MD 21014
Ring Factory Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1400 Emmorton Rd, Bel Air MD 21014
Riverside Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	211 Stillmeadow Dr, Joppa MD 21085
Roye-Williams Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	201 Oakington Rd, Havre De Grace MD 21078
Southampton Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1200 Moores Mill Rd, Bel Air MD 21014
William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2706 Old Philadelphia Rd, Abingdon MD 21009
William S. James Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1 Laurentum Pkw, Abingdon MD 21009
Youths Benefit Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1901 Fallston Rd, Fallston MD 21047

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSA Test
2004	Algebra	End of course	% met std	69.9%	58.8%
2005	Algebra	End of course	% met std	65.2%	53.8%
2006	Algebra	End of course	% met std	72.8%	66.6%
2007	Algebra	End of course	% met std	81.4%	63.5%
2008	Algebra	End of course	% met std	92.9%	85.9%
2009	Algebra	End of course	% met std	92.1%	85.1%
2010	Algebra	End of course	% met std	90.9%	83.6%
2011	Algebra	End of course	% met std	89.5%	83.6%
2012	Algebra	End of course	% met std	89.4%	83.9%
2004	Biology	End of course	% met std	70.1%	60.9%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	62.7%	57.6%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	68.7%	67.7%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	82.3%	70.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	90.2%	83.1%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	89.2%	82.6%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	86.8%	80.9%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	86.1%	81.3%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	84.1%	81.7%
2005	English 2	End of course	% met std	64.4%	57.3%
2006	English 2	End of course	% met std	61.3%	60.1%
2007	English 2	End of course	% met std	79.4%	70.9%
2008	English 2	End of course	% met std	86.2%	83.1%
2009	English 2	End of course	% met std	86.1%	83.5%
2010	English 2	End of course	% met std	80.5%	80.2%
2011	English 2	End of course	% met std	84.3%	81.6%
2012	English 2	End of course	% met std	83.9%	83.1%
2004	Government	End of course	% met std	71.9%	65.9%
2005	Government	End of course	% met std	65.1%	66.4%
2006	Government	End of course	% met std	78.4%	74.2%
2007	Government	End of course	% met std	79.2%	73.5%
MSA Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.0%	66.0%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67.8%	67.4%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	72.2%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	76.8%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	79.1%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	78.6%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	82.6%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	84.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	86.0%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	86.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.9%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.0%	82.2%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	71.0%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.0%	75.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.3%	78.3%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	80.5%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	83.0%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	84.9%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	84.0%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	85.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.6%	85.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.7%	82.6%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.1%	69.6%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	76.5%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	82.1%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	86%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	88.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.4%	89.2%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.0%	90.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	90.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.7%	89.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	88.8%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	75.1%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	81.0%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	81.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.6%	86.0%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	88.4%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	86.7%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	87.4%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	88.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.9%	89.8%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.8%	88.2%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.5%	63.1%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	69.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.9%	78.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	80.5%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.4%	81.2%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	83.2%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.4%	82.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	85.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	80.8%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	68.4%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.0%	74.3%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	76.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	76.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	86.7%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	89.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	89.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.6%	90.2%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.2%	90.0%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	88.4%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58.2%	50.3%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.1%	60.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.4%	65.6%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.5%	71.9%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.5%	75.8%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	77.1%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.6%	79.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	81.0%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.1%	83.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.1%	77.1%
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.3%	68.3%
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	70.3%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	71.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	76.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	81.7%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.3%	84.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.3%	86.1%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.0%	83.8%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.7%	84.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	84.1%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.6%	49.8%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.1%	55.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.4%	60.1%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.4%	61.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.9%	68.2%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.3%	73.1%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.1%	72.6%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.0%	74.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.2%	76.4%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.5%	72.6%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.2%	67.0%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	67.2%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	71.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.9%	70.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.8%	81.2%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	83.1%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.2%	81.9%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.6%	84.0%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	81.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	85.0%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.6%	45.8%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.6%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	55.0%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	56.7%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.6%	61.8%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.4%	67.2%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.8%	65.4%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	66.1%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	69.3%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.7%	67.0%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.3%	63.8%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	66.4%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	67%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	68.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	72.8%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.4%	81.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.1%	80.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.5%	82.7%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	80.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.2%	81.0%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$562,869,000	$14,726		$576,683,000	$15,020		$596,822,000	$15,447
Federal:	$28,187,000	$737	5.0%	$41,605,000	$1,084	7.2%	$29,982,000	$776	5.0%
State:	$259,493,000	$6,789	46.1%	$248,376,000	$6,469	43.1%	$253,422,000	$6,559	42.5%
Local:	$275,189,000	$7,199	48.9%	$286,702,000	$7,467	49.7%	$313,418,000	$8,112	52.5%
Total Expenditures:	$544,760,000	$14,252		$563,405,000	$14,674		$584,162,000	$15,120
Total Current Expenditures:	$487,653,000	$12,758		$489,522,000	$12,750		$479,118,000	$12,401
Instructional Expenditures:	$296,826,000	$7,765	60.9%	$299,865,000	$7,810	61.3%	$292,779,000	$7,578	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$43,444,000	$1,137	8.9%	$41,611,000	$1,084	8.5%	$44,439,000	$1,150	9.3%
Administration:	$45,618,000	$1,193	9.4%	$45,254,000	$1,179	9.2%	$41,899,000	$1,084	8.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$101,765,000	$2,662	20.9%	$102,792,000	$2,677	21.0%	$100,001,000	$2,588	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$29,514,000	$772		$50,282,000	$1,310		$87,161,000	$2,256
Construction:	$15,928,000	$417		$35,678,000	$929		$68,656,000	$1,777
Total Other:	$408,000	$11		$438,000	$11		$384,000	$10
Interest on Debt:	$13,775,000	$360		$11,390,000	$297		$7,023,000	$182

Total Salary:	$276,573,000	$7,236		$278,128,000	$7,244		$278,348,000	$7,204
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$190,079,000	$4,973	68.7%	$192,073,000	$5,003	69.1%	$192,271,000	$4,976	69.1%
Other Salary:	$86,494,000	$2,263	31.3%	$86,055,000	$2,241	30.9%	$86,077,000	$2,228	30.9%
Total Benefit:	$136,525,000	$3,572		$131,490,000	$3,425		$122,925,000	$3,182
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$94,765,000	$2,479	69.4%	$95,481,000	$2,487	72.6%	$87,544,000	$2,266	71.2%
Other Benefit:	$41,760,000	$1,093	30.6%	$36,009,000	$938	27.4%	$35,381,000	$916	28.8%

* Harford County Public Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.