North Hills HS

North Hills HS, a heavily attended 9-12 campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, overseen by North Hills SD, teaches 1,443 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 96% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Within North Hills SD, which oversees 6 schools and 4,627 students, North Hills HS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, North Hills HS lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, North Hills HS logs 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, North Hills HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Allegheny County shows median household earnings sit near $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), North Hills HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: North Hills MS, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, North Hills HS comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 1,299 students in 2018 compared to 1,443 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 90% to 84%.

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