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Howard County Public Schools
A public school district in Ellicott City, Maryland, with 78 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 57,565
- Students enrolled
- 4,274.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 8,805
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,256
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 57,565 in 2024–25
- Ranks 69th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 25 in Maryland. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,256 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Howard County Public Schools spent $20,296 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $10,716 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $20,296 | $1.2 billion | 57,633 |
| FY2023 | $19,256 | $1.1 billion | 57,676 |
| FY2022 | $17,971 | $1.0 billion | 57,325 |
| FY2021 | $16,710 | $957.3 million | 57,293 |
| FY2020 | $16,615 | $978.1 million | 58,868 |
| FY2019 | $16,084 | $931.4 million | 57,907 |
| FY2018 | $15,595 | $885.6 million | 56,784 |
| FY2017 | $15,921 | $885.6 million | 55,626 |
| FY2016 | $15,476 | $849.2 million | 54,870 |
| FY2015 | $15,714 | $843.6 million | 53,685 |
| FY2014 | $15,358 | $811.0 million | 52,806 |
| FY2013 | $14,884 | $774.8 million | 52,053 |
| FY2012 | $14,747 | $760.3 million | 51,555 |
| FY2011 | $15,139 | $772.0 million | 50,994 |
| FY2010 | $14,704 | $744.6 million | 50,641 |
| FY2009 | $14,649 | $731.1 million | 49,905 |
| FY2008 | $13,896 | $688.4 million | 49,542 |
| FY2007 | $12,507 | $613.4 million | 49,048 |
| FY2006 | $11,703 | $568.7 million | 48,596 |
| FY2005 | $10,716 | $516.7 million | 48,219 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $58.1 million | 4.5% |
| State | $417.3 million | 32.5% |
| Local | $808.2 million | 63.0% |
| Total | $1.3 billion |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
78 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2400420
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Maryland — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Maryland — A to Z, each with its page.
- Maryland on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
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Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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