Woodlawn High School (Maryland)

Woodlawn High School is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Woodlawn High School opened in the fall of 1961. Prior to that, students in the area attended Catonsville, Milford Mill or Franklin High Schools. In the fall of 2017, Woodlawn will offer an Early College Program to help students prepare for a university education. There over 40 various extracurriculars, sports, programs, and activities to incoming and current students. Woodlawn achieved international notoriety from the popular Serial podcast, an investigation of the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee and conviction of Adnan Syed.School LocationWoodlawn High School sits on a little over 55acre in western Baltimore County. The main building, which was built in 1961, is roughly 195000sqft in size. The school is located just east of the Baltimore Beltway and north of Maryland Route 122, Security Boulevard.Woodlawn High School's district borders the districts of Pikesville High School, Randallstown High School, Milford Mill High School, and Catonsville High School in Baltimore County.StudentsThe graduation rate at Woodlawn High School over the past 15 years peaked in 1999 at 98% and has 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.