📍 4901 West Holdrege Street, Lincoln, Lancaster County, 68524
Northwest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lincoln, Lancaster County. The school has 499 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cedric Cooper. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Northwest High School enrolls 499 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 499 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 63 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 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 NE-10, state senate district 21.
Northwest High School is one of 76 schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in LINCOLN, Nebraska. The district serves 42,301 students district-wide and employs 3,023 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 499 students, Northwest High School is close to the district average of about 557 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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