Top Ranked Bel Air Private High Schools (2026-27)

John Carroll School

Gr: 9-12 | 715 students

Avg. class size: 19 students

Sports: 23

Catholic

703 E Churchville Rd

Bel Air, MD 21014

(410) 838-8333

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Emmorton Baptist Academy

Gr: K-12 | 39 students

Baptist

106 Plumtree Road

Bel Air, MD 21015

(410) 569-0585

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Grace Classical Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 136 students

Avg. class size: 11 students

Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 3

Christian

2416 Creswell Road

Bel Air, MD 21015

(410) 734-6111

(7)

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Bel Air, Maryland Private Schools (Closed)

The Arrow Center For Education-fair Meadows

Gr: 6-12 | 35 students

Special Education School

2416 Creswell Rd

Bel Air, MD 21015

(410) 734-0560

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James Run Christian Academy

Gr: 9-12 | 7 students

Avg. class size: 3 students

Christian

603 Vale Rd

Bel Air, MD 21014

(410) 877-1576

(1)

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Bel Air, MD Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-40.0% (-2 schools) 10-yr

890

Students

+4.5% (+38 students) 10-yr

$13,825

Avg. Tuition

+73.9% (+$5,875) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+400.0% (+12 students) 10-yr

17%

Students of Color

+30.8% (+4.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-9.1% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Bel Air)

This State (MD)

# Schools

3 Schools

286 Schools

# Students

890 Students

73,728 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	294	264	253
2024	229	260	245
2023	200	266	247
2022	250	288	257
2021	197	270	249
2020	197	260	235
2019	178	258	242
2018	150	257	238
2017	155	257	246
2016	155	251	241
2015	170	234	220

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% Students of Color

17%

37%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	17%	36%	32%
2024	18%	35%	31%
2023	17%	35%	31%
2022	10%	37%	30%
2021	12%	36%	30%
2020	12%	35%	29%
2019	23%	34%	29%
2018	23%	33%	28%
2017	14%	36%	30%
2016	14%	36%	30%
2015	13%	38%	30%

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0.35

0.61

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	0.35	0.60	0.61
2024	0.37	0.60	0.60
2023	0.34	0.59	0.60
2022	0.19	0.58	0.58
2021	0.22	0.59	0.57
2020	0.22	0.58	0.57
2019	0.30	0.55	0.56
2018	0.30	0.55	0.55
2017	0.32	0.53	0.54
2016	0.32	0.53	0.54
2015	0.32	0.54	0.53

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# American Indian Students

3 Students

245 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

38 Students

2,586 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	5%	4%	5%
2024	4%	4%	6%
2023	6%	4%	6%
2022	3%	4%	5%
2021	2%	4%	5%
2020	2%	4%	5%
2019	2%	4%	5%
2018	2%	4%	5%
2017	4%	3%	4%
2016	4%	3%	4%
2015	4%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

26 Students

3,305 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	3%	5%	9%
2024	3%	5%	9%
2023	2%	4%	8%
2021	1%	5%	8%
2020	1%	5%	8%
2019	1%	3%	8%
2018	1%	3%	8%
2017	1%	3%	7%
2016	1%	3%	8%
2015	1%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

79 Students

12,729 Students

% Black Students

17%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	9%	17%	8%
2024	10%	18%	8%
2023	8%	19%	8%
2022	7%	18%	8%
2021	9%	18%	8%
2020	9%	19%	8%
2019	7%	18%	8%
2018	7%	18%	8%
2017	7%	19%	8%
2016	7%	19%	8%
2015	7%	21%	9%

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# White Students

725 Students

43,521 Students

% White Students

80%

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	80%	59%	59%
2024	79%	59%	60%
2023	80%	60%	60%
2022	90%	61%	62%
2021	88%	60%	63%
2020	88%	61%	64%
2019	83%	64%	64%
2018	83%	64%	65%
2017	82%	65%	66%
2016	82%	65%	66%
2015	82%	64%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

2 Students

300 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

30 Students

11,669 Students

% of Others Students

16%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	3%	15%	17%
2024	4%	14%	15%
2023	4%	13%	16%
2019	7%	11%	14%
2018	7%	11%	13%
2017	6%	9%	14%
2016	6%	9%	13%
2015	6%	8%	12%

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# Teachers

89 Teachers

8,739 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	11:1	9:1	10:1
2024	10:1	9:1	10:1
2023	9:1	8:1	10:1
2022	8:1	9:1	10:1
2021	8:1	9:1	10:1
2020	8:1	9:1	10:1
2019	8:1	8:1	10:1
2018	8:1	8:1	10:1
2017	9:1	8:1	10:1
2016	9:1	8:1	10:1
2015	11:1	9:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

45%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	45%	59%	57%
2024	45%	59%	57%
2023	53%	59%	57%
2022	45%	59%	56%
2021	45%	58%	56%
2020	45%	58%	56%
2019	53%	59%	55%
2018	40%	57%	55%
2017	36%	58%	55%
2016	36%	57%	54%
2015	2%	57%	54%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	15	15	14
2024	15	15	14
2023	16	15	14
2022	14	15	14
2021	14	15	14
2020	14	15	14
2019	12	15	14
2018	10	14	14
2017	6	14	14
2016	7	14	14
2015	3	14	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

19 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	19	13	13
2024	19	13	12
2023	19	13	12
2022	19	13	12
2021	19	12	12
2020	19	12	12
2019	14	12	11
2018	14	11	11
2017	16	11	11
2016	12	11	11
2015	12	10	10

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Average SAT score

1285

(Out of 1600)

1224

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SAT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	1285	1231	1233
2024	1285	1226	1231
2022	1285	1225	1230
2021	1285	1228	1230
2020	1285	1225	1227
2019	1280	1223	1226
2018	1280	1226	1226
2016	1280	1339	1308

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$13,825

$20,719

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	$13,025	$20,331	$17,997
2024	$13,025	$19,484	$17,011
2023	$21,850	$18,118	$16,191
2022	$17,517	$17,865	$15,821
2021	$17,517	$16,665	$15,331
2020	$17,517	$16,013	$15,046
2019	$19,175	$16,628	$14,791
2018	$16,880	$16,352	$14,527
2017	$16,225	$15,381	$14,161
2016	$13,333	$15,502	$13,713
2015	$7,950	$14,146	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

34%

36%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	34%	36%	38%
2024	34%	37%	37%
2022	34%	36%	36%
2021	34%	37%	36%
2020	34%	36%	35%
2019	47%	33%	34%
2018	47%	32%	33%
2017	60%	32%	32%
2016	47%	31%	31%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,000

$10,286

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	$1,000	$9,481	$9,714
2024	$1,000	$9,387	$9,498
2022	$1,000	$8,643	$8,717
2021	$1,000	$7,695	$8,472
2020	$1,000	$7,287	$8,370
2019	$3,000	$8,061	$7,924
2018	$3,000	$7,584	$7,471
2017	$5,000	$7,417	$7,202
2016	$3,000	$7,491	$6,993

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

92%

77%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Bel Air, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	92%	77%	79%
2024	90%	77%	81%
2022	90%	76%	81%
2021	90%	77%	81%
2020	90%	75%	81%
2019	80%	76%	81%
2018	80%	75%	80%
2017	70%	75%	81%
2016	80%	75%	80%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

3 extracurriculars

15 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

14 sports

10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Bel Air, MD?

The private high schools in Bel Air, MD is John Carroll School.

How many private high schools are located in Bel Air?

3 private high schools are located in Bel Air.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Bel Air?

100% of private high schools in Bel Air are religiously affiliated (most commonly Baptist and Catholic).

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Black Student Percentage Trends

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

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