North Hills Senior High School
53 Rochester Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15229-1189 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
North Hills Senior High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 10 - 12
County Allegheny County, PA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1364 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 85 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 10 - 471 students
Grade 11 - 443 students
Grade 12 - 450 students
This School
(PA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(PA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 1% 3%
% Black 3% 14%
% White 94% 81%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 7% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(PA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name North Hills Sd School District
This School's Agency
(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 9 4
Number of Students Managed 4,771 students 2,220 students
District Total Revenue $61,076,000 $24,078,000
District Expenditure $57,191,000 $23,565,000
District Revenue / Student $12,802 $10,846
District Expenditure / Student $11,987 $10,615
District Graduation Rates 95% 95%
In the News:
  • North School News (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
    posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:26:07 am
    Fox Chapel Area High School Marching Band, performing its 2009 program, "One Way Out," recently brought home Class A trophies from their first two Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band
  • North Student News (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
    posted on June 4, 2009 at 09:57:47 am
    Three North Hills Senior High School musicians were selected to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Conference.
  • North Bulletin Board (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
    posted on April 30, 2009 at 04:58:17 am
    Ross -- North Hills Art Center, 3432 Babcock Blvd., will hold the Regional 2009 Multi-Media Juried Art Exhibit May 8 to June 11.
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School Notes:
  • North Hills Senior High School is a suburban high school located in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. The school's mascot is the Indians and its official colors are red and white.
  • North Hills Senior High School has had a storied football tradition in quad Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) play. Its program was number #1 in the country in 1987 and it won the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Championship in 1993.
  • Famous football alumni from the high school include former New York Giants linebacker and former Penn State football star LaVar Arrington, former Buffalo Bills safety Mark Kelso, former University of Pittsburgh quarterback and current physical education teacher at the school, Eric Kasperowicz, as well as T.J. Osman, a former 4 year starter at offensive line with Michigan.
  • Both the Marching Band and Symphony Band have a long history and are very well respected, being one of only a very few high school bands to participate in the inauguration ceremony of President George W. Bush. Warren S. Mercer, Jr., North Hills High Band Director for 31 years until 1992, elevated the North Hills High School Symphony Band to national prominence. Mr. Mercer has received numerous awards to include being elected to membership in the American Bandmasters Association in March 1972 and is the recipient of a citation of excellence from the National Band Association. The NHHS Symphony Band was awarded the famous Sudler Flag of Honor by the John Phillip Sousa Foundation in 1983. The NHHS Symphony Band has won the highest honors in its section at the Carnegie Awards Festival sponsored by Carnegie-Mellon University. It has performed at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association State Convention 1965 and 1971; the Mid-West National Band Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, 1966, 1970, and 1987; the Mid-East Instrumental CLinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1967; the Music Educators National Convention, Washington, D.C., and in Boston 1973. In more recent years, the band played at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
  • The band sought to enrich its musical program by commissioning a composition from major composers. Such commissioned works have been written for the band by Mr. Don Gillis, Mr. Edward Madden, Mr. Robert Jager, Mr. Jerry Bilik, Mr. Philip Catelinet, Mr. Rex Mitchell, Mr. Vaclav Nelhybel, Dr. Paul Whear, and Mr. Norman Dello Joio. Guest conductors through the years have included, Dr. William Revelli, Dr. Richard Strange, Dr.James Neilson, Dr. James Dunlop (PSU), Mr. Vaclav Nelhybel and in March 1973, Arthur Fiedler, Director of the Boston Pops Orchestra. ( Reference: MENC Music Educators National Conference January 19-22, 1973, Boston North Hills Symphony Band Bio Sheet)
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (15229)
School Zip (15229)
(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 13,677 people 11,396,563 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 35% 22%
Population Average Age 40 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $40,562 $41,073
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.7 rooms 5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 59 years old 51 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 73% / 27% 69% / 31%
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