📍 2950 Chaneyville Rd, Owings, Calvert County, 20736
Northern High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Owings, Calvert County. The school has 1,493 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calvert County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 82.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northern High enrolls 1,493 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 82.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 11% Black or African American and 9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,058 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 134 | 9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 37 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
250 of the school's 1,493 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northern High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 27.
Northern High is one of 25 schools in Calvert County Public Schools, based in Prince Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 14,849 students district-wide and employs 1,000 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,493 students, Northern High is larger than the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe