📍 30889 Route 111, Palmyra, Macoupin County, 62674
Northwestern High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palmyra, Macoupin County. The school has 89 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Haley. It is part of the Northwestern CUSD 2 school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwestern High School enrolls 89 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% White and 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 88 | 99% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
56 of the school's 89 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwestern High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 100.
Northwestern High School is one of 3 schools in Northwestern CUSD 2, based in Palmyra, Illinois. The district serves 323 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 89 students, Northwestern High School is smaller than the district average of about 108 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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