North Pocono High School
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97 Bochicchio Blvd Covington Township, Pennsylvania 18444 United States |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1964 |
| School district | North Pocono School District |
| Principal | Ronald Collins |
| Faculty | 68 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 969 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:15 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red White and Black |
| Mascot | Trojans |
| Information | 570-842-7606 |
| Website | Official website |
North Pocono High School is a public, four-year high school located in Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The school building was built in 2009. It is the only high school in the North Pocono School District, which covers a vast territory in northeastern Pennsylvania, including parts of Wayne County and all of southern and east-central Lackawanna County.
North Pocono has been ranked as one of America's Most Challenging High Schools by the Washington Post for two consecutive years and one of America's Best High Schools by Newsweek. North Pocono is also one of two school districts nationwide to make the AP Honor Roll for six consecutive years.
The old high school, on Church Street in the borough of Moscow, is now the North Pocono Middle School and houses grades 6 through 8, with the new high school containing grades 9 through 12.
There are over 70 faculty members, which creates a teacher-student ratio of 1:15. Each grade consists of 220-280 students.
North Pocono High School is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
North Pocono High School offers six programs of study.
Academic: The academic program of study provides students with a well-rounded education. This course will prepare students for college or continuing their education.
Accelerated: The accelerated program of study is designed to position students to engage in challenging and enriching course content. The sequence of courses is designed puts students in classes a year in advance of the academic students in science and math. During the junior year,assignments and difficulty will focus on college readiness. During senior year, assignments and difficulty will focus on college level content.
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