Northwest Area HS

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Regular School · Shickshinny, PA

Northwest Area HS is a regular school school in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, serving grades 07–12 with 406 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level

High

Grades

07 – 12

Enrollment

406

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	381	94%
Two or more races	15	4%
Hispanic/Latino	7	2%
Black or African American	2	0%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	406	199M / 207F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	77
4-Year Graduation Rate	90-94%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (6)

47 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	406	100%

Contact & Location

243 Thorne Hill Rd

Shickshinny, PA 18655

Phone: (570)542-4126

District

Northwest Area SD

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,193

District enrollment: 887

Other Schools in District

Northwest Area Intermediate Sch Elementary
Northwest Area Primary Sch Elementary

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 18655) → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Pennsylvania teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

421779002958

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD