Guilford Park High
Jessup · MD · Howard County Public Schools · Public
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Hammond High → Long Reach High → Wilde Lake High → Oakland Mills High → Howard High → Atholton High → Centennial High → River Hill High →How Guilford Park High compares for families
What families should know about Guilford Park High.
- ▸ 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: Hammond High, Long Reach High, Wilde Lake High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ 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
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +56.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,218 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $20,227 per student in district revenue, the 10,163 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $205,567,001/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond High Columbia |
Public | 2.8 | 1,159 | -11.3% |
| Long Reach High Columbia |
Public | 3.5 | 1,334 | -18.6% |
| Wilde Lake High Columbia |
Public | 5.4 | 1,197 | -12.0% |
| Oakland Mills High Columbia |
Public | 4.0 | 1,413 | +5.8% |
| Howard High Ellicott City |
Public | 4.9 | 1,493 | -16.7% |
| Atholton High Columbia |
Public | 4.4 | 1,540 | +5.8% |
| Centennial High Ellicott City |
Public | 7.4 | 1,377 | +0.0% |
| River Hill High Clarksville |
Public | 7.6 | 1,383 | -8.3% |