📍 6900 Rives Junction Rd, Jackson, Jackson County, 49201
Northwest Connect is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Jackson, Jackson County. The school has 151 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Community Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 34.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 30%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Connect enrolls 151 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 34.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 11% Two or more races and 8.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 110 | 73% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 151 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 Connect is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-50, state senate district 16, state house district 65.
Northwest Connect is one of 5 schools in Northwest Community Schools, based in Jackson, Michigan. The district serves 3,507 students district-wide and employs 201 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 151 students, Northwest Connect is smaller than the district average of about 701 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe