📍 243 Thorne Hill Rd, Shickshinny, Luzerne County, 18655
Northwest Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shickshinny, Luzerne County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Area HS enrolls 416 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 398 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 416 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Northwest Area HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 116.
Northwest Area HS is one of 3 schools in Northwest Area SD, based in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. The district serves 897 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Northwest Area HS is larger than the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant