Overlea High School

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Overlea High School is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1961.About the SchoolThe original building was constructed in the early-1960s. The main structure is 124,266 square feet. It is located on Kenwood Avenue in eastern Baltimore County near the I-695 and I-95 interchange. Though in an unincorporated part of the county, it serves the areas of White Marsh, Rosedale, Overlea, and Fullerton.Overlea's school district borders Parkville High School, Perry Hall High School, Kenwood High School, and Dundalk High School.StudentsThe graduation rate at Overlea has been steady at 79-90% over the past 10 years ending in 2007.DemographicBased on current enrollment information, there are approximately 1,230 students that attend Overlea High School. There are 430 students in the ninth grade, 405 students in the tenth grade, 369 in the eleventh grade, and 332 in the twelfth grade.Ethnicity distributionOf the 1,230 students that attend Overlea High School, 808 of them are Black or African American, 25 are Asian American, 77 are Hispanic or Latino, 279 are White, and 38 are other.Gender distributionOf the 1,230 students, there are 553 girls and 676 boys.