Northern High School | |
Streetaddress: | 2950 Chaneyville Road |
City: | Owings |
State: | Maryland |
Country: | United States |
Zipcode: | 20736 |
Coordinates: | 38.6858°N -76.6522°W |
Type: | Public secondary school |
Founded: | 1973 |
Principal: | Kevin Simmons |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Enrollment: | 1,553 (2023-24)[1] |
Teaching Staff: | 79.42 |
Ratio: | 18.47 |
Newspaper: | Patriot Press |
Colors: | Red, white and blue |
Conference: | Southern Maryland Athletic Association (SMAC) |
Nickname: | Patriots |
Northern High School is a public secondary school located in Owings, Calvert County, Maryland, United States. In 2023, 1,553 students attended the school.
Northern High School opened halfway through the 1973-1974 school year.
On July 26, 2016, the Calvert County Board of Education awarded a replacement contract to J.A. Scheibel Construction Inc. of Huntingtown, Md., for the total replacement of Northern High School. This project was expected to cost $69,382,000 and be completed in December 2018. The phased construction was to implement a 244090ft2 building that could house up to 1,500 students. The contract also covered renovations to the Mary D. Harrison Cultural Arts Center, which is attached to the school.[2] Construction of the main building was completed in December 2018, and classes moved to the new building the following month. The administration wing was completed during the 2019-2020 school year.
The demographic breakdown of the 1,467 students enrolled for the 2016-17 was:
Figures for students receiving financial assistance with meals were not reported to NCES for 2016-17.[1]