Northwestern High School - Rock Hill, South Carolina/SC

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Northwestern High School

2503 West Main Street, Rock Hill, SC, 29730-8915 -

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Definition of Terms

Northwestern High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

York County, SC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2077 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

99 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 536 students

Grade 10 - 489 students

Grade 11 - 535 students

Grade 12 - 517 students

This School

(SC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(SC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	3%	2%
% Black	35%	37%
% White	60%	41%

Additional Student Information

This School

(SC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

25%

36%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(SC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

York County 03 School District

This School's Agency

(SC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	25	8
Number of Students Managed	16,733 students	4,796 students
District Total Revenue	$145,520,000	$34,226,000
District Expenditure	$155,258,000	$32,374,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,697	$7,136
District Expenditure / Student	$9,279	$6,750
District Graduation Rates	91%	66%

Rock Hill competition draws 800 gymnasts (The Rock Hill Herald)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 05:14:07 am
McKinlay Bryant was nervous Sunday before competing in the floor exercise.
Emmett Scott class of 1959 to hold reunion (The Rock Hill Herald)
posted on November 22, 2009 at 11:56:34 am
The Emmett Scott High School class of 1959 will hold two days of reunion festivities Friday and Saturday to celebrate its 50th anniversary. A meet-and-greet is 6 p.m. Friday at the St. Martin de Porres Center at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 902 Crawford Road, Rock Hill.
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Clover Family Dollar robbed Tuesday night (The Rock Hill Herald)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:12:50 am
Police are looking for a man who held up Clover's Family Dollar before closing Tuesday night.
Rock Hill student accused of selling marijuana at school (WCNC Charlotte)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 08:48:57 pm
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- A Rock Hill student is facing drug charges for allegedly selling marijuana at school. Northwestern High School student Jontavius Cunningham, 18, was arrested on Monday, according to a police report. Police say they found marijuana in his sock and eight bags of pot in his locker. Officers also found more than $200 in his pockets. School officials called police to the campus ...

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Northwestern High School is one of three high schools in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was opened in 1971 as Rock Hill's second high school. Along with rival Rock Hill High School, it is one of the largest 16 schools in the state by enrollment. It has about 1,950 students in grades 9–12. Northwestern offers the International Baccalaureate diploma.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke at Northwestern on October 6, 2007.
Athletics
The Northwestern Trojans are in Region III-AAAA in the state of South Carolina. There are seventeen sports with thirty teams representing the school. The Trojans have a rich tradition both on the field and off. The football team is consistently ranked in the top ten in South Carolina, and the soccer team has been in the state championship game five out of the last six years, winning the championship in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. Also in 2009 with an undefeated Seson! The boys cross country team won the state championship in 2005 and 2006. The baseball team is consistently a tough out in the playoffs, and have produced numourous collegiate players. Northwestern athletics have produced several collegiate student-athletes, going to such major schools as Clemson, South Carolina, Florida State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and The College of Charleston.
Notable alumni
Jeff Burris, professional football player
Johnathan Joseph, professional football player
Derek Ross, professional football player
Rick Sanford, professional football player
Benjamin Watson, professional football player
External links
Official site

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