$288 million upgrade of Towson (Md.) High School begins

A five-story addition to the 1940s-era campus will expand capacity by 500.

Oct. 24, 2025

Key Highlights

A five-story classroom addition will provide nearly 500 new seats.
The campus will have a new entrance, better access, and increased parking.
Replacing the existing building was not an option because of the historic status of parts of the campus.

The Baltimore County (Maryland) district has broken ground on a $288 million construction project at Towson High School in Towson that will modernize the 1940s-era facility.

WMAR-TV reports that a five-story classroom addition will provide nearly 500 new seats. The new wing will house career and technical programs, special education services and the school's law and public policy magnet programs.

The updated campus will have a new entrance, better access and more parking. Students will remain onsite during construction. replacing the existing building was not an option because portions of it are on the state's list of historic properties.

Work is expected to be completed in 2030.

Funding from the project comes from the Built to Learn Act. The state has pledged $91.5 million, and the county's share is $196.5 million.

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Mike Kennedy

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.