USA.com / South Carolina / Newport, SC / Public Schools / Northwestern High High School / Students and Teachers
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: | 89 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 101 | 83 | 94 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,813 | 1,730 | 1,689 | 1,734 | 1,791 | 1,790 | 1,733 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 580 | 32.0% | 521 | 30.1% | 486 | 28.8% | 490 | 28.3% | 523 | 29.2% | 541 | 30.2% | 585 | 33.8% |
| Grade 10: | 437 | 24.1% | 441 | 25.5% | 448 | 26.5% | 441 | 25.4% | 467 | 26.1% | 519 | 29.0% | 448 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 427 | 23.6% | 409 | 23.6% | 396 | 23.4% | 430 | 24.8% | 466 | 26.0% | 392 | 21.9% | 388 | 22.4% |
| Grade 12: | 369 | 20.4% | 359 | 20.8% | 359 | 21.3% | 373 | 21.5% | 335 | 18.7% | 338 | 18.9% | 312 | 18.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 894 | 49.3% | 887 | 51.3% | 861 | 51.0% | 905 | 52.2% | 902 | 50.4% | 882 | 49.3% | 837 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 919 | 50.7% | 843 | 48.7% | 828 | 49.0% | 829 | 47.8% | 881 | 49.2% | 899 | 50.2% | 892 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 36 | 2.0% | 27 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.3% | 22 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 83 | 4.6% | 77 | 4.5% | 71 | 4.2% | 76 | 4.4% | 78 | 4.4% | 80 | 4.5% | 66 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 659 | 36.3% | 602 | 34.8% | 593 | 35.1% | 628 | 36.2% | 692 | 38.6% | 739 | 41.3% | 730 | 42.1% |
| White: | 995 | 54.9% | 997 | 57.6% | 967 | 57.3% | 978 | 56.4% | 987 | 55.1% | 942 | 52.6% | 911 | 52.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 1.7% | 21 | 1.2% | 23 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 691 | 38.1% | 648 | 37.5% | 599 | 35.5% | 590 | 34.0% | 629 | 35.1% | 592 | 33.1% | 580 | 33.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 3.8% | 84 | 4.9% | 79 | 4.7% | 96 | 5.5% | 94 | 5.2% | 106 | 5.9% | 103 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.30 | 17.85 | 17.36 | 19.20 | 17.77 | 21.50 | 18.40 | |||||||
* Northwestern High High School, Students and Teachers was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.