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Preschool | Grades 9-12 | Baltimore County Public Schools

Carver Center for Arts & Technology is located in Towson, MD and is one of 35 high schools in Baltimore County Public Schools School District. It is a magnet school that serves 752 students in grades 9-12.

Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.

Carver Center for Arts & Technology made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Maryland in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Carver Center for Arts & Technology's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Carver Center for Arts & Technology had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Maryland average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Carver Center for Arts & Technology's students and teachers. more

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938 York Rd, Towson, MD 21204

(410) 887-2775

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Carver Center for Arts & Technology

Amy Marshall: I used to go to the school and I loved it, just wish I could go back, but can't. I graduated in 1996 and did not want to leave.

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Every day I am inspired by enthusiastic teachers who love what they do. Teachers and administrators have students' best interests at heart and knowing that they care just increases my determination to do well.

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 752

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Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Carver Center for Arts & Technology had 12% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Maryland had 40% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

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55%

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35%

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Baltimore County Public Schools District Spending

$12,536Per Pupil

The Baltimore County Public Schools spends $12,536 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 60% on instruction, 36% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Baltimore County Public Schools District

13:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Carver Center for Arts & Technology had 13 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Maryland average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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