Northwest Area High School

243 Thorne Hill Rd, Shickshinny, PA 18655 | (570) 542-4126

Grades: 7-12
Student Enrollment: 627

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 627 middle and high school students from grades 7-12
Ranks 395th out of 639 high schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Making Progress in School Improvement 1

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Joseph Gorham

School District Details

Northwest Area Schools Education Cooperative District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,231
Graduation Rate: 80.4%
Dropout Rate: 1.0%
Students Per Teacher: 13.3
Enrolled Students: 1,289

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 627
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 46.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 336 (53.6%)
Females: 291 (46.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 65 (10.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 146 (23.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 211 (33.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Northwest Area High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	12	1.9%
Asian	5	0.8%
Hispanic	3	0.5%
White	607	96.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	102	16.3%
8th Grade	128	20.4%
9th Grade	100	15.9%
10th Grade	91	14.5%
11th Grade	96	15.3%
12th Grade	110	17.5%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

33.7%

District:

35.6%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

74.6%

District:

74.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

0.8%

District:

0.8%

Post Graduate Profiles (2010)

Percent College Bound

School:

81.0%

District:

81.0%

State:

72.6%

Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University

School:

81.0%

District:

81.0%

State:

69.4%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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