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Mergenthaler Vocational-technical High School
3500 Hillen Rd, Baltimore, MD, 21218-2227 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Mergenthaler Vocational-technical High School
School Level High school
School Type Vocational school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Baltimore City County, MD
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1434 students
% Male / % Female 55%  /  45%
Total Classroom Teachers 82 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 490 students
Grade 10 - 359 students
Grade 11 - 318 students
Grade 12 - 267 students
This School ( MD ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( MD ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 5%
% Hispanic n/a 8%
% Black 92% 40%
% White 7% 46%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School ( MD ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 37% 23%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( MD ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Baltimore City Public s School District
This School's Agency ( MD ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 197 27
Number of Students Managed 92,248 students 16,524 students
District Total Revenue $1,036,293,000 $159,214,000
District Expenditure $970,898,000 $153,923,000
District Revenue / Student $11,234 $9,539
District Expenditure / Student $10,525 $9,315
District Graduation Rates 61% 86%
School Notes:
  • Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School, commonly referred to as Mervo, is a public high school in Baltimore, Maryland. Mervo opened in 1953 as a vocational-technical school, and is named after Ottmar Mergenthaler. The school, according to its website, uses its curriculum to educate students to function in an industrial and challenging technological society.
  • Academics: Mergenthaler is a citywide career technology school. Upon graduation, according to the school, it hopes to have students are prepared to: enter a trade school, enter two or four year college, or enter the world of work.
  • Often, Mergenthaler graduates use their career technology expertise in the work world as a means to finance themselves through college.
  • Remodeling: The 400,000 square foot campus is undergoing a remodeling which will revamp the space to be "consistent with the educational and technological standards of the 21st century". The remodeling is being done by the firm of Buchart-Horn, with project management by the Whiting-Turner Company. The project will take approximately 30 months, and cost $23 million. The project will completely replace mechanical and electrical systems, and result in a safe, comfortable and visually pleasing environment, with a newly renewed interior and replacement of outdated equipment.
  • The school scenes in John Waters' 1988 film, Hairspray, were shot at Mervo.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (21218)
School Zip (21218) (MD) State Average
Population (Approximate) 55,059 people 5,071,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 30% 32%
Population Average Age 32 years old 36.0 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $30,304 $52,064
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 6.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 66 years old 42 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 46% / 54% 65% / 35%
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