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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
230:1
Student Diversity
Male
52.4%
Female
47.6%
White
94.5%
Two or more races
2.5%
Hispanic
2.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Frostburg State University87 Students
Garrett College59 Students
West Virginia University42 Students
University of Maryland - College Park40 Students
Allegany College of Maryland27 Students
West Virginia State University22 Students
Towson University18 Students
University of Maryland - Baltimore16 Students
University of Pittsburgh15 Students
Penn State14 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing34 Students
Psychology16 Students
Biology16 Students
Business11 Students
Computer Science10 Students
Environmental Science9 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies8 Students
Mechanical Engineering8 Students
Criminology7 Students
Family Practice and Pediatric Nursing7 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.855 Reviews
4.0Senior
3/26/2019
I liked that the school is a very safe environment. The teachers are mainly all super kind and helpful. There is a lacking diversity in types of classes, however. Since it is so small, there aren't a whole lot of exciting or outside-of-core classes to take part in, which kind of sucks.
5.0Senior
2/4/2019
It is a clean and friendly environment with excellent staff and students. It has excellent academic activities and many extracurricular activities to do outside of school. The staff is well organized and they teach you exactly what you need to know. This school is also a National Blue Ribbon school from 2014 until now. I am proud to attend Northern High School.
4.0Alum
2/28/2018
I liked the teachers. They were great and really got to know you as a student. I also liked the extracurricular activities that were offered, such as band and chorus. I was in chorus for 3 years and band for 4. We were chapter champions my first and last year of marching band. I also liked envirothon club. We had a great teacher. My friends wanted me to join and I never really knew what I was getting into until the first day, but I fell in love with it. Now, I know more about nature and the environment than ever before.
This school has no diversity, students are incredibly disrespectful and rude to fellow peers, bullying is never felt with, the partying atmosphere is horrific, and I don’t have enough words to describe how bad this school is. I will be transferring ASAP.
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