| Definition of Terms |
Baltimore School For The Arts |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Baltimore City County, MD |
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| Total Students |
314 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
38% /
62% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
22 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 98 students | | Grade 10 - 80 students | | Grade 11 - 70 students | | Grade 12 - 66 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
1% |
4% |
| % Black |
51% |
34% |
| % White |
46% |
48% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
11% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Baltimore City Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
197 |
28 |
| Number of Students Managed |
90,946 students |
17,295 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$1,036,293,000 |
$171,909,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$970,898,000 |
$168,429,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$11,395 |
$9,940 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,676 |
$9,739 |
| District Graduation Rates |
61% |
86% |
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- Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland and is a part of its public school system. BSA offers concentrations in classical music, theater, dance, theater production and visual art. The school has produced numerous "Presidential Scholars"[1] in the Arts and its students have gone on to attend major conservatories and Ivy League Schools.
- History
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In 1979, the President of the School Board authored a charter creating the Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA). In the form of a resolution of the school board, this charter followed many years of effort to create an arts high school, including a 1978 recommendation of the special Task Force appointed by Mayor William Donald Schaefer. The BSA was created as part of the Baltimore school system, however the charter provided the BSA with the structure and the authority to design and implement policies and programs necessary to be successful in its mission as a pre-professional arts high school. The charter stated "that it differ from other Baltimore city high schools by training students with potential for careers in the performing and visual arts."
- Mission
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The Baltimore School for the Arts is a school that intends to prepare its students for careers in the arts. The school provides qualified students with training in one of four arts disciplines: the visual arts, music, theatre, or dance in combination with a comprehensive, college preparatory academic program. The theatre and music majors are split into two groups each: for theatre, there is both acting and stage production, and the music department is split into vocalists and instrumentalists.
- A further mission of the school is to serve as an arts resource for the Baltimore community by offering performances, educational workshops, and extensive after-school training in the arts to Baltimore children.
- Today, BSA graduates go on to study at a number of colleges, universities and conservatories. BSA alumni also have careers in business, human services and education.
- Academics
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The Baltimore School for the Arts is a four-year public high school that provides young people with intensive, pre-professional training in the arts within the context of a comprehensive, college preparatory academic curriculum. Working with a distinguished faculty, students pursue any one of five disciplines—the visual arts, music, theatre, stage production and dance—in an environment that emphasizes professionalism and scholarship. About 450 students attend the school, coming from public and private schools in and around Baltimore. Students are accepted by audition or portfolio review.
- In Media
- The school in the film 2006 film Step Up was a fictionalized version of BSA, called The Maryland School for the Arts. There are some significant differences between the institution portrayed in the film and the real school, and most of the actual filming of the movie did not take place inside BSA.
- The Maryland School for the Arts also provided the setting for the 2008 film sequel to Step Up, Step Up 2 The Streets although again, most of the actual filming of the movie did not take place inside BSA.
- Notable alumni
- Antonio Hart - jazz saxophonist
- Katherine Needleman - classical oboist
- Christian Siriano - fashion designer and Project Runway winner
- Jada Pinkett Smith - actress, wife of Will Smith
- Tupac Shakur - hip hop artist 1971-1996
- Tracie Thoms - actress
- Josh Charles - actor
- Larry Gilliard, Jr. - actor
- External links
- BSA Website
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| About This Zip Code (21201) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
15,097 people |
5,133,067 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
31% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
1.7 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$16,148
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$51,114 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
3.1 rooms |
6.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
47 years old |
42 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (21201)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
7% / 93% |
65% / 35% |
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