to Johns Hopldns Hospital in Baltimore City is
scheduled to open in 1994. Commuters between
Washington, DC, and the Maryland suburbs are
served byMetrorail, operated by the WMATA and
financially supported by the Maryland Department
of Transportation. Mctrorail has 70 miles in opera-
tion, with 22 stations in Montgomery and Prince
George's counties.

Light Kail. The main leg of the first light rail line
in Maryland, with electric-powered trains that
will run mosdy on existing railroad rights-of-way
is due to be completed in 1992. Called the
Central Corridor Light Rail Lint, it will be
operated by MTA and eventually will link the
region from Hunt Valley north of Baltimore,
through Baltimore City, to Baltimore-
Washington International (BWI)Airport and
Glen Burnie in Anne Arundel County.

THailrowi. The State currently runs three commuter
train lines. Two Baltimore-Washington lines and a
Brunswick-Washington line form theMaryland Rail
Commuter Service (MARC), carrying nearly 16,000
passengers each weekday In the spring of 1991,
commuter rail service will extend north to Bal-
timore, Harfbrd and southern Cecil counties. The
State Railroad Administration contracts out opera-
tions for four freight lines on Maryland's Eastern
Shore and two through Frederick and Can-oil coun-
ties, covering over 100 miles. Additional train ser-
vice is provided by Amtrack (passengers) and CSX
Transportation (freight). Of historical note, the Bal-
timore and Ohio (B & 0) Railroad Company was
chartered by the General Assembly in 1827 to
construct a transportation link to the west, estab-
lishing the nation's first long-distance railway.

EDUCATION
Public School Enrollment (1990-9I): 715,176 stu-
dents in 757 elementary schools, 211 middle/com-
bined schools, and 234 high schools in 24 local
school systems. Average cost per pupil (1989-90)
including transportation: $5,400 (est.); average
State contribution per pupil: $1,116. Minimum
number of required school days per year: 180.

Public high school graduates (1990): 41,566, or
73% of 1986-87 ninth graders. Those intending to
continue their education: 82.3% (76.9% in a col-
lege or university and 5.4% in a trade or business
school); to work: 25.2%; and to enter military
service: 5.3%. On Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T)
scores Maryland ranks 2nd in the nation among
states where more than half of the students take the
test.

Nonpublic School Enrollment (1989): 133,798 stu-
dents in 853 schools.

Special Public School Programs. In the 1989-90
school year, 88,480 students received special educa-

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tion services to facilitate learning with a disability
Services range from assistance for part or all of a
regular school day, to specialized services for stu-
dents in separate facilities, hospitals, or homebound
programs. Prekindergarten programs served
12,238 four-year olds; 131,759 students par-
ticipated in vocational-technical educational
programs. Gifted and talented programs were con-
ducted by the State, on a tuition basis, at 13 sum-
mer centers for 2,600 students who qualified
academically, met geographical distribution re-
quirements, and were able to meet the cost. In
correctional institutions, 2,489 inmates completed
educational programs: 839 earned 8th grade cer-
tifications; 504 received high school diplomas;
1,146 completed vocational programs; and 81
received poscsecondary degrees.

Public School Teachers. 19,100 elementary school
teachers; 8,915 middle/combined school teachers;
and 13,302 high school teachers. Estimated
average salary in 1989-90 was $36,304 (a 17.4%
increase from the 1987-88 school year) compared
to a national average of $31,304.

Higher Education. Maryland has a three-part sys-
tem of public higher education that consists of 19
community colleges; 2 four-year colleges and
universities (St. Mary's College of Maryland, a
liberal arts institution, and Morgan State Univer-
sity); and 11 campuses uf the Univeisity of
Maryland System.

Among independent poscsecondary institutions are 4
two-year colleges; 20 four-year colleges and univer-
sities; and approximately 206 proprietary schools. The
U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis is a federal institu-
tion. Postgraduate professional degree programs are
offered in medicine by the University of Maryland at
Baltimore and The Johns Hopldns University; in den-
tistry by the University of Maryland at Baltimore; and
in law by the University of Maryland at Baltimore and
the University of Baltimore.

University of Maryland System includes University
of Maryland at Baltimore; University of Maryland
College Park; Bowie State University; Towson State
University; University of Maryland Eastern Shore;
Frostburg State University Coppin State College;
Salisbury State University; University of Baltimore;
University of Maryland University College; and
University of Maryland Baltimore County, with
University of Maryland College Park designated the
"flagship" institution for the System. In addition to
these eleven campuses, the System includes four major
research and educational components: the Center for
Environmental and Estuarine Studies, the Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station, the Maryland
Cooperative Extension Service, and the Maryland
Biotechnology Institute.