Dundalk High School


Dundalk High School is a four-year public high school in the United States, located in Baltimore County, Maryland. The school opened in 1959. Starting in 2010, DHS was rebuilt and combined with Sollers Point Technical High School. The new building opened in 2013.

About the school

Dundalk High School is located on Delvale Avenue in Dundalk, which is in the southeast part of Baltimore County and has roots back to 1888. In 1946, the former junior-senior high school building was opened. As the area's population grew, there was great need for a new high school. The high school building was originally built in 1959.
In 2010, the school district began construction on a new building to replace the aging infrastructure. The new facility opened on August 26, 2013, and houses both Dundalk High School and Sollers Point Technical High School. The new facility is modern and incorporates many environmentally beneficial features, such as automatic on-off lighting.

Academics

Dundalk High school received a 42.7 out of a possible 100 points on the 2018-2019 Maryland State Department of Education Report Card and received a 2 out of 5 star rating, ranking in the 18th percentile among all Maryland schools.

Students

The 2019–2020 enrollment at Dundalk High School was 1782 students.
The graduation rate at Dundalk High School peaked at 93% in 1999 and has dropped precipitously to 72.9% in 2014. The student population for 201819 was 1,621.
Student population history:
YearNumber of Students
20151,435
20141,309
20131,253
20121,221
20111,226
20101,234
20091,220
20081,223
20071,337
20061,366
20051,375
20041,387
20031,417
20021,425
20011,451
20001,450
19991,425
19981,331
19971,298
19961,253
19951,245
19941,211
19931,179

Athletics

State championships

Football
1973 District State
Boys Cross Country
  • Combined Class BCD 1946
  • Class AA 1961
Boys Soccer
  • Pre-MPSSAA Class B 1946
  • Pre-MPSSAA Class A 1948
  • One Class 1969, 1970
  • Class AA 1974
Boys Indoor Track
  • Class 3A 1990
Baseball
  • Class AA 1983

Notable alumni