Students
The graduation rate at Woodlawn High School over the past 15 years peaked in 1999 at 98% and has slowly dropped to 89% in 2006. However, the graduation rate of Woodlawn High currently is 90%. Woodlawn High School is one of the largest high schools in the Baltimore County Public School system. In 2008, the school was 61% African-American, 19% Hispanic and Native American, 11% Asian/Pacific Islander, 7% White, and 2% European-American. Almost 13% of the students receive special education, and over 42% of the students receive free or reduced lunches, one of the highest rates in the county.
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,553 | 1,527 | 1,492 | 1,368 | 1,403 | 1,526 | 1,651 | 1,686 | 1,780 | 1,827 | 1,896 | 1,983 | 2,028 | 1,990 | 1,937 | 1,877 | 1767 | 1641 | 1634 | 1504 |
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