📍 4600 Fairlawn Pass, Fort Wayne, Allen County, 46815
R Nelson Snider High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Wayne, Allen County. The school has 1,899 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 89.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
R Nelson Snider High School enrolls 1,899 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 89.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 23% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 874 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 431 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 187 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 99 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
957 of the school's 1,899 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 900 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
R Nelson Snider High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 IN-30, state senate district 15, state house district 85.
R Nelson Snider High School is one of 50 schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district serves 28,549 students district-wide and employs 1,895 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,899 students, R Nelson Snider High School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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