📍 2503 West Main Street, Rock Hill, York County, 29732
Northwestern High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rock Hill, York County. The school has 1,774 pupils enrolled. It is part of the York 03 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 109.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwestern High enrolls 1,774 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 109.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 39% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 744 | 42% |
| White | 689 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 235 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 4% |
| Asian | 28 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
914 of the school's 1,774 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 821 qualify for free lunch and 93 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.
Northwestern High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 SC-50, state senate district 15, state house district 46.
Northwestern High is one of 25 schools in York 03, based in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The district serves 16,034 students district-wide and employs 1,260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,774 students, Northwestern High is larger than the district average of about 641 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small