R Nelson Snider High School - Fort Wayne, Indiana/IN

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R Nelson Snider High School

4600 Fairlawn Pass, Fort Wayne, IN, 46815-6098 -

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Definition of Terms

R Nelson Snider High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Allen County, IN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2056 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

88 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 623 students

Grade 10 - 520 students

Grade 11 - 452 students

Grade 12 - 461 students

This School

(IN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IN) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	4%	6%
% Black	23%	13%
% White	71%	78%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Fort Wayne Community s School District

This School's Agency

(IN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	55	4
Number of Students Managed	31,597 students	1,853 students
District Total Revenue	$398,438,000	$18,664,000
District Expenditure	$329,844,000	$18,172,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,610	$8,949
District Expenditure / Student	$10,439	$9,359
District Graduation Rates	86%	100%

R. Nelson Snider High School is a secondary school in the Fort Wayne Community Schools system, serving the North Central and North East area of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Mission: The mission of R. Nelson Snider High School is to promote academic and intellectual growth, to facilitate the acquisition of life skills, and to encourage positive social interaction so that students and the community may thrive in an ever-changing environment.
History: The first high school built by Fort Wayne Community Schools in forty years, R. Nelson Snider High School, named for an outstanding educator, opened in the fall of 1964 with three hundred twenty-five sophomores, twenty faculty members, four administrators, and one secretary.
In April of 1966, the students and staff moved into the present facility after having shared Lane Middle School. This building has been renovated twice since then, the latest having been completed in 1982.
There is an area of ten acres of building on a forty-acre complex housing more than two thousand students in grades nine through twelve. Part of the complex includes five tennis courts, a freshman and junior varsity football game field, a softball field, a soccer field, and an all-weather track. There are sixty-nine classrooms, a metal and welding shop, a wood shop, a main gym, an auxiliary gym, a wrestling room, a wellness center, tiered lecture room, three darkrooms, a foreign language cafe, a complete television studio, an auditorium, science laboratories, a cafeteria seating over five hundred, a five hundred-car parking lot, a suite of guidance and athletic offices, a main office, a student services office, an attendance office, and a media center which encompasses approximately 16,000 books and periodicals, 1800 non-print media items, and a 32-station networked computer lab in addition to several stand-alone computer work stations with access to electronic data bases.
In December 1995, the staff voted to restructure our educational day to the 4x4 block format. The 4x4 scheduling format at R. Nelson Snider High School has students taking just four classes every day. There is more time for instruction and learning, with less time used for getting to and from classes and for classroom management. This productive use of school time translates into potential for additional labs, field trips, interdisciplinary activities and intense focus on subject matter.
In 2006 or 2007, a cell phone tower will be built on Snider's grounds. Snider will receive a monetary payment for the tower, and has yet to decide what the money will go towards. As part of the contract, Snider will not be able to use the money towards scholarships.
Speech and Debate: Snider's speech club is a chapter of the National Forensic League, the Indiana High School Forensics Association and actively participates in its events.
Sports: Snider is traditionally known for it's strong sports program.
Baseball: 2006 State Champions.
Football: Snider Panther Championships: 1966 City Series Champions.
1981 S.A.C., Sectional, Regional, and Semi-State Champions State Runner-up.
1982 S.A.C., Sectional, and Regionals Champions.
1985 S.A.C., Sectional, and Regionals Champions.
1986 S.A.C., Sectional, Regional, and Semi-State Champions State Runner-up.
1992 S.A.C., Sectional, Regional, and Semi-State Champions State Champions.
1994 S.A.C., Sectional, and Regional Champions.
1995 S.A.C. and Sectional Champions.
1996 Sectional Champions.
1997 S.A.C., Sectional, and Regional Champions.
1998 S.A.C. Champions.
1999 S.A.C. Champions.
2000 S.A.C. Champions.
2001 Sectional and Regional Champions.
2002 S.A.C., Sectional, Regional and Semi-State Champions,State Runner-Up.
2003 Sectional and Regional Champions.
2004 S.A.C., Sectional, and Regional, and Semi-State Champions, State Runner-Up.
2005 S.A.C. and Sectional Champions; S.A.C. and Sectional Runner-Up.
2006: Snider High School has a strong wrestling tradition, with 32 S.A.C./City Championships, 26 Sectional Championships. 6 Regional Championships, 2 Semi-State Championships, 1 State Runner-Up (I.H.S.W.C.A.) and 1 Team State Finalist.
Notable alumni: Rod Woodson - former NFL player.
Vaughn Dunbar - former NFL and XFL player.
Jon Rocholl - Columbia University fooball player.
The "R" in R. Nelson Snider stands for Roscoe.
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About This Zip Code (46815)

School Zip (46815)

(IN) State Average

Population (Approximate)

26,355 people

5,873,444 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

41%

20%

Population Average Age

37 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.5 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$50,750

$42,007

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.5 rooms

5.5 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

34 years old

43 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

75% / 25%

69% / 31%

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