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Northwestern High School

6900 Park Heights Ave

Tel: (410)396-0646

Northwestern High School serves 543 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the MD average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 60%.
Northwestern High School operates within the Baltimore City School District.
Baltimore City School District's 61% graduation rate is lower than the MD state average of 84%.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.17 is less than the state average of 0.40. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MD) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	15:1

Asian	n/a	6%

Hispanic	7%	15%

Black	91%	34%

White	2%	40%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.17	0.40

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	76%	39%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	6%

Baltimore City School District's student population of 83,888 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 61% has decreased from 87% over five years.
The revenue/student of $17,308 is higher than the state average of $13,687. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $17,228 is higher than the state average of $13,479. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Baltimore City School District
Number of Schools Managed	178	28
Number of Students Managed	83,888	17,887

Graduation Rate	61%	84%

District Total Revenue	$1,467 MM	$245 MM

District Spending	$1,460 MM	$241 MM

District Revenue / Student	$17,308	$13,687

District Spending / Student	$17,228	$13,479

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