📍 400 Ohio St, Boswell, Somerset County, 15531
North Star HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Boswell, Somerset County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Star SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Star HS enrolls 340 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 340 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Star HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 59.
North Star HS is one of 3 schools in North Star SD, based in Boswell, Pennsylvania. The district serves 998 students district-wide and employs 91 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, North Star HS is close to the district average of about 333 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant