By 2010, the federal census data found the district resident population had declined to 7,898 people.

The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.

[9] The Northern Cambria teams are call the Colts with the school colors being black and gold.

According to PIAA directory July 2015[12] In 2014, Northern Cambria School District discontinued offering its own wrestling team due to a lack of participation.

[15] 1965 boys basketball state champion - Class B In 1965 the boys basketball team (competing in Class B) won the school's first state championship, defeating the representative from Eastern Pennsylvania, Montrose, by a score of 78 to 69.

The game was played at the Pitt Field House on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

The Colts' victory ended Montrose's bid to tie the state record for consecutive wins.

Northern Cambria finished the year with a record of 27–1, with their lone loss coming to DeMatha Catholic High School of Maryland.

It was the third straight year that Northern Cambria made it to the championship match in girls volleyball (they won the title in 2005).

The Colts won the school's first District 6 championship in girls sports by defeating Southern Huntingdon.