📍 1500 James Ave N, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55411
North High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North High enrolls 487 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 391 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 6.2% |
| White | 26 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 487 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North High 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 MN-50, state senate district 59.
North High is one of 97 schools in Minneapolis Public School District, based in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The district serves 29,928 students district-wide and employs 1,902 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 487 students, North High is larger than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large