Northwest High School
LINCOLN · NE · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS · Public
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LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL → NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL → LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL → LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL → STANDING BEAR HIGH SCHOOL → SPECIAL ED YANKEE HILL PROGRAM → WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL → CHILD GUIDANCE SCHOOL →How Northwest High School compares for families
What families should know about Northwest High School.
- ▸ LocallyNE students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL, LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,747/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +42.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,017 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $13,518 per student in district revenue, the 5,014 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $67,779,252/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 7.1 | 1,848 | -6.8% |
| NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 6.6 | 1,927 | -14.0% |
| LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 8.1 | 1,819 | -2.3% |
| LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 5.4 | 2,086 | -9.5% |
| STANDING BEAR HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 12.3 | 631 | +99.1% |
| SPECIAL ED YANKEE HILL PROGRAM LINCOLN |
Public | 4.7 | — | — |
| WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL WAVERLY |
Public | 14.2 | 679 | +0.6% |
| CHILD GUIDANCE SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 4.7 | — | — |