Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS), also referred to as Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) or City Schools, is a public school district in the city of Baltimore, state of Maryland, United States. It serves the youth of Baltimore City (in distinction to the separate and "younger" public school system (district) for the surrounding separate county of Baltimore, known as the Baltimore County Public Schools [BCoPS]). Traditionally, however, the Baltimore City Public Schools system has not referred to itself as a "district," as the operation of the schools was synonymous with the city of Baltimore. Its headquarters are located on 200 East North Avenue at North Calvert Street in the Dr. Alice G. Pinderhughes Administration Building.
| Baltimore City Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
200 East North Avenue, at North Calvert Street; "Dr. Alice G. Pinderhughes School Administration Headquarters"; Baltimore, Maryland 21218, re-built/renovated/enlarged 1980's, former building of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, (1912–1967), also former site of the Maryland School for the Blind (1868–1912) | |
| Coordinates | 39°18′43″N 76°36′46″W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten–12th grade (high school) |
| Established | 1829 by Baltimore City Council (authorized by General Assembly of Maryland, in an Act of 1827) |
| Superintendent | Sonja Brookins Santelises |
| Schools | 154 (2022) |
| Budget | $1.7 billion (2021) |
| NCES District ID | 2400090 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 77,807(2021-22) |
| Staff | 8,593(2021-22) |
| Colors | Black and gold (city/state/Calvert family colors) |
| Other information | |
| School board | Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (previously (1829) as Board of Commissioners, Public Schools of Baltimore City) |
| Teacher union | Baltimore Teachers Union (chapter of the American Federation of Teachers [AFT]; (previously the Public School Teachers Association of Baltimore City [PTSA], founded 1849, chapter of the National Education Association [NEA]) |
| Website | www |
The local school district that is situated within a county-equivalent level area of an independent city. In 2012, it is currently the fourth largest school system in Maryland. In the 2014–15 school year, the student enrollment is approximately 84,000 students. It also maintains 1 pre-k/kindergarten school, 54 elementary schools, 75 K-8 schools, 7 middle schools, 15 secondary schools, 28 high schools, 1 K-12 school, and 7 alternative programs.