Northwestern High High School, Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 144 | 124 | 124 | 131 | 131 | 155 | 157 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,217 | 2,195 | 2,274 | 2,457 | 2,527 | 2,485 | 2,367 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 769 | 34.7% | 769 | 35.0% | 770 | 33.9% | 790 | 32.2% | 788 | 31.2% | 853 | 34.3% | 847 | 35.8% |
| Grade 10: | 532 | 24.0% | 518 | 23.6% | 603 | 26.5% | 611 | 24.9% | 701 | 27.7% | 668 | 26.9% | 584 | 24.7% |
| Grade 11: | 369 | 16.6% | 406 | 18.5% | 440 | 19.3% | 541 | 22.0% | 550 | 21.8% | 507 | 20.4% | 455 | 19.2% |
| Grade 12: | 547 | 24.7% | 502 | 22.9% | 461 | 20.3% | 515 | 21.0% | 488 | 19.3% | 457 | 18.4% | 481 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,170 | 52.8% | 1,158 | 52.8% | 1,194 | 52.5% | 1,279 | 52.1% | 1,322 | 52.3% | 1,282 | 51.6% | 1,204 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 1,047 | 47.2% | 1,037 | 47.2% | 1,080 | 47.5% | 1,178 | 47.9% | 1,197 | 47.4% | 1,195 | 48.1% | 1,159 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 42 | 1.9% | 49 | 2.2% | 54 | 2.4% | 69 | 2.8% | 67 | 2.7% | 64 | 2.6% | 62 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 1,237 | 55.8% | 1,140 | 51.9% | 1,156 | 50.8% | 1,210 | 49.2% | 1,199 | 47.4% | 1,138 | 45.8% | 1,005 | 42.5% |
| Black: | 834 | 37.6% | 894 | 40.7% | 951 | 41.8% | 1,084 | 44.1% | 1,183 | 46.8% | 1,205 | 48.5% | 1,223 | 51.7% |
| White: | 67 | 3.0% | 68 | 3.1% | 76 | 3.3% | 74 | 3.0% | 70 | 2.8% | 74 | 3.0% | 74 | 3.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 1.2% | 24 | 1.1% | 14 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,303 | 58.8% | 1,244 | 56.7% | 1,274 | 56.0% | 1,263 | 51.4% | 1,277 | 50.5% | 1,166 | 46.9% | 1,010 | 42.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 193 | 8.7% | 191 | 8.7% | 215 | 9.5% | 218 | 8.9% | 249 | 9.9% | 294 | 11.8% | 257 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.45 | 17.70 | 18.34 | 18.76 | 19.29 | 16.00 | 15.10 | |||||||