📍 3746 Hwy. 104, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, 70570
Northwest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest High School enrolls 582 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 25% White and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 405 | 70% |
| White | 148 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 582 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 392 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwest 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 LA-60, state senate district 28, state house district 40.
Northwest High School is one of 35 schools in St. Landry Parish, based in Opelousas, Louisiana. The district serves 10,982 students district-wide and employs 753 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 582 students, Northwest High School is larger than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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