📍 310 Northwood High School Road, Pittsboro, Chatham County, 27312
Northwood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pittsboro, Chatham County. The school has 940 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwood High enrolls 940 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 578 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 17 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 940 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwood High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 23, state house district 54.
Northwood High is one of 21 schools in Chatham County Schools, based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,987 students district-wide and employs 612 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 940 students, Northwood High is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe