newport high school is a diminutive, rural, public high school located in newport, pennsylvania. it is part of the newport school district. newport high school serves: the borough of newport; buffalo township, howe township, juniata township, miller township, and oliver township. in 2016, enrollment continued to decline with just 311 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 47% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. additionally, 22% of pupils received special education services, while 2.89% of pupils were identified as gifted. the school employed teachers. per the pa department of education, 100% of the teachers were rated "highly qualified" under the federal no child left behind act. the district provides newport cyber academy program (ncap) to its high school pupils. student who choose this option continue to have access to all school activities including extracurriculars.