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Bel Air High School

100 Heighe St, Bel Air, MD, 21014-4196 -

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Definition of Terms

Bel Air High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Harford County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1639 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

89 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 436 students

Grade 10 - 411 students

Grade 11 - 408 students

Grade 12 - 384 students

This School

( MD ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( MD ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	5%
% Hispanic	2%	8%
% Black	6%	40%
% White	88%	46%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

( MD ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( MD ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Harford County Public s School District

This School's Agency

( MD ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	51	27
Number of Students Managed	40,101 students	16,524 students
District Total Revenue	$401,945,000	$159,214,000
District Expenditure	$393,840,000	$153,923,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,023	$9,539
District Expenditure / Student	$9,821	$9,315
District Graduation Rates	86%	86%

Bel Air High School is a high school in Harford County, Maryland. The current building opened in 1950, though the school dates back to 1811.
History and campus: Bel Air High School began as the Harford County Academy when it was formed by an act of the Maryland General Assembly in 1811. The first school building was a stuccoed stone building built at 24 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, and the name was soon changed to the Bel Air Academy in 1815. John Wilkes Booth attended the school in the 1850s.
In 1867, while the Bel Air Academy was operating separately, a wooden one-room school house was built on Main Street, which functioned as the main public school of the county.
In 1882, a brick public school was built at 45 East Gordon Street. The school was renamed the Bel Air Academy and Graded School as the old academy merged with the public school system. This building housed classes for all students above the third grade. Additions to the building were made in 1897 and 1910. This building became solely a grade school in 1924 and headquartered the Hartford County Board of Education after 1951.
Bel Air High School, named thus for the first time, was first formed in 1907, and classes were held at the Gordon Street building and the Pennsylvania Avenue building.
The current facilities at 100 Heighe Street were opened in 1950, with additional renovations made in 1954, 1968 and 1983. The current school builing only has a capacity for 1423 students; as a result, 11 "portables" are in use to provide additional classroom space.
Teams: Academic Team, Chess Club, Destination Imagination, Envirothon Team, Forensics Team, Maryland Math League, Mock Trial Team.
Publicatations: Bellarion, student newspaper, Medley, literary magazine, Yearbook.
Fine arts groups: Band, Drama Company, Flag Squad, Orchestra.
Honor societies and selective groups: Art National Honor Society, French Honor Society, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Varsity Club.
Community service groups: Mentoring Program, Peer Helpers, Peer Mediation.
Events planning groups: Freshman Class Activities, Junior Class Activities, Powderpuff Football Game, Prom, Rose Arches Club, Student Government Association.
Other clubs: Anime Club, Art Club, Bay and Ecology Club, Diversity Club, Environmental Club, French Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Teachers of America, Games, History Club, Spanish Club, Students Against Animal Mistreatment, Students Taking a Responsible Stand, Y-WiSE.
Boys Sports: Baseball (1996 state & regional champion).
Basketball.
Cross Country (1963 state champion, 1991 regional champion, 2003 county & regional champion, 2003 4th in state).
Football (2004 regional champion, State semifinals).
Golf.
Lacrosse.
Soccer (1995, 1996 regional champion).
Swimming.
Track and Field (1960 state champion, 1995 regional champion).
Volleyball.
Wrestling (1973 state & regional champion).
Girls Sports: Basketball.
Cheerleading.
Cross Country.
Field Hockey (1977 state champion, 1990, 1993, 1994 regional champion).
Golf.
Lacrosse.
Soccer (1996, 1998, 2000 regional champion).
Softball (1976, 1977, 1978 state champion, 1994 regional champion).
Swimming.
Tennis (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 regional champion).
Track and Field.
Volleyball (1999 regional champion).
Notable alumni: John Wilkes Booth, actor, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.
Joseph H. Deckman, elected to National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1965.
J. Robert Hooper, Maryland State Senator (b. 1936).
Martha Mae Sterbak Breedlove (Class of 1956), national equestrian champion.
James M. Harkins, former Maryland Delegate (1990-1998), Harford County Executive (1998-2005), & leader of Maryland Environmental Services (2005 - .
Billie Nelson, (Class of 1995), defensive player for Baltimore Blast.
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About This Zip Code (21014)

School Zip (21014)

(MD) State Average

Population (Approximate)

33,024 people

5,071,990 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

44%

32%

Population Average Age

37 years old

36.0 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$61,472

$52,064

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.9 rooms

6.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

27 years old

42 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

79% / 21%

65% / 35%

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