The Highlands School
Bel Air · MD · Private independent · K-12 combined
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One School Global-Chesapeake Campus → Grace Classical Academy → New Directions Academy → West Nottingham Academy → Emmorton Baptist Academy → John Carroll School → The Maryland School For The Blind → The Arrow Center For Education →How The Highlands School compares for families
What families should know about The Highlands School.
- ▸ LocallyMD sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: One School Global-Chesapeake Campus, Grace Classical Academy, New Directions Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Maryland-College Park
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,678/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 65 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One School Global-Chesapeake Campus Joppa |
Private | 7.1 | 27 | — |
| Grace Classical Academy Bel Air |
Private | 0.2 | 143 | +45.9% |
| New Directions Academy Parkville |
Private | 14.8 | 18 | — |
| West Nottingham Academy Colora |
Private | 15.3 | 105 | -19.2% |
| Emmorton Baptist Academy Bel Air |
Private | 3.7 | 49 | — |
| John Carroll School Bel Air |
Private | 4.6 | 715 | +5.0% |
| The Maryland School For The Blind Baltimore |
Private | 17.3 | 220 | +4.8% |
| The Arrow Center For Education Baltimore |
Private | 17.5 | 26 | — |