Towson High School

Towson High School
Towson Law & Public Policy High School
Location
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United States
Coordinates39°23′27″N 76°36′01″W / 39.39083°N 76.60028°W / 39.39083; -76.60028
Information
TypePublic Secondary
MottoA Tradition of Excellence
Established1873
School districtBaltimore County Public Schools
SuperintendentDarryl L. Williams
PrincipalKimberly Culbertson
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,442 (2008)[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Maroon and white    
Song"Amici"
MascotGenerals
NewspaperThe Talisman
YearbookSidelights
National ranking341st
Literary MagazineColophon
Websitetowsonhs.bcps.org

Towson High School is a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, founded in 1873. The school's current stone structure was built in 1949. Located in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson and serving the surrounding communities of Towson, Lutherville, and Ruxton, it is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools system, the 25th largest school system in the nation as of 2005.[2] Area middle schools that feed into Towson High are Dumbarton Middle School, Ridgely Middle School, and Loch Raven Technical Academy, although students from other areas attend the Law and Public Policy magnet school.[3]

  1. ^ "School Profile for Towson High". 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  2. ^ 100 largest school districts, by enrollment size, United States Department of Education (2004-05 school year)
  3. ^ "School Profile", Baltimore County Public Schools, Dec. 7, 2006 Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine