Catonsville Education Center
605 S Chapelgate Ln, Baltimore, MD, 21229 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Catonsville Education Center
School Level High school
School Type Other/alternative school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Baltimore City County, MD
Students & Faculty
Total Students n/a
% Male / % Female n/a
Total Classroom Teachers 15 teachers
Students by Grade
n/a
This School ( MD ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio n/a 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 n/a 40%
% White n/a 46%
Additional Student Information
This School ( MD ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 23%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( MD ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Baltimore County Public s School District
This School's Agency ( MD ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 168 27
Number of Students Managed 110,661 students 16,524 students
District Total Revenue $1,135,545,000 $159,214,000
District Expenditure $1,150,459,000 $153,923,000
District Revenue / Student $10,261 $9,539
District Expenditure / Student $10,396 $9,315
District Graduation Rates 88% 86%
School Notes:
  • Catonsville is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 39,820 at the 2000 census. Catonsville is bordered by the City of Baltimore to the north and east, by Elkridge to the south, and by Ellicott City to its west.
  • History: Europeans were the second group to settle the area now known as Catonsville. It is generally believed by historians that native tribes, known as the Piscataway, established villages here before the European colonists arrived. This tribe occupied the land between the Potomac to the Chesapeake Bay and up the Patapsco River. Catonsville was located along the Piscataway Trail. The colonists and the tribes got along until the mid 17th Century, when the English government ended the practices of Catholic Missionaries in the area. It is believed that the tribes were driven from their villages and some were hunted by slave catchers. As happened in many areas of the early colonial America, diseases unknown to the tribes were spread by the colonists. Eventually, the tribes moved north under the protection of the Iroquois.
  • With most of the natives scattered, the colonists expanded across Maryland. Present day Catonsville was settled in the 1700s. In the early 1800s, a county road along the Patapsco River—named the Frederick Turnpike, later designated Route 144—was opened by the Ellicott family to service traffic between their flour mill, Ellicott Mills, and Baltimore. Catonsville as we know it today was settled along this route by Richard Caton, under the authority of his father-in-law Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Travelers along "the turnpike" (as it was then known) rested and conducted business in the area, causing Catonsville to grow.
  • The large Victorian and Colonial homes located in Catonsville were built by wealthy Baltimoreans. Originally, these communities were used as summer residences to escape the heat in Baltimore. Eventually, as in many communities with the introduction of the automobile and electric trolley, families began to reside in Catonsville year round. Baltimore has attempted over the years to annex Catonsville, the last attempt in 1918, but all attempts were rebuffed. The community remains an unincorporated town in Baltimore County. It is home to Spring Grove Hospital Center, the nation's second oldest continuously operating psychiatric hospital, as well as the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
  • Catonsville was briefly made quite famous during the 1968 protest by the "Catonsville Nine", during which draft records were burned by Catholic anti-war activists.
  • In 2002, the Maryland legislature issued a proclamation declaring Catonsville to be "Music City, Maryland" due to a concentration of musical retail stores, venues and educational facilities in the area.
  • Education: Mount de Sales Academy is a Catholic All-Girls High school in Catonsville.
  • Catonsville High School is a public high school in the community of Catonsville. CHS is a part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
  • The Community College of Baltimore County has a campus in Catonsville across the street from the High School.
  • The University of Maryland Baltimore County is located in Arbutus, Maryland a community that neighbors Catonsville.
  • Natives and residents of note: Daniel Berrigan & Philip Berrigan, peace activists.
  • Elaine Hamilton O'Neal, abstract expressionist painter.
  • Emily Spencer Hayden, photographer.
  • Charles S. Roberts, known as "The Father of Wargaming".
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (21229)
School Zip (21229) (MD) State Average
Population (Approximate) 49,764 people 5,071,990 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 19% 32%
Population Average Age 36 years old 36.0 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $33,415 $52,064
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.8 rooms 6.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 57 years old 42 years old
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