Northwood High School
Northwood · ND · NORTHWOOD 129 · Public · K-12 combined
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Northwood High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2013 ‐ 2017): 209 colleges, plus a separate acceptances list. See the full list ↓
At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 27% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 90% in 2019 (Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Northwood High School compares for families
What families should know about Northwood High School.
- ▸ LocallyND students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+9 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: LARIMORE HIGH SCHOOL, HATTON EIELSON HIGH SCHOOL, MAY-PORT CG HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 27% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
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 North Dakota
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 $18,551/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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 160 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARIMORE HIGH SCHOOL Larimore |
Public | 12.0 | 148 | +37.0% |
| HATTON EIELSON HIGH SCHOOL Hatton |
Public | 8.5 | 55 | +3.8% |
| MAY-PORT CG HIGH SCHOOL Mayville |
Public | 19.4 | 143 | +4.4% |
| DAKOTA PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL Petersburg |
Public | 27.4 | 82 | -5.7% |
| THOMPSON HIGH SCHOOL Thompson |
Public | 22.1 | 175 | +4.2% |
| CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Buxton |
Public | 24.7 | 63 | +8.6% |
| GRIGGS COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Cooperstown |
Public | 32.0 | 83 | +9.2% |
| ENDERLIN AREA HIGH SCHOOL Enderlin |
Public | 76.9 | 102 | +7.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantNorthwood High School is a public high school in Northwood, ND, enrolling 160 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
24 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 27% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 90% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 320 students per school counselor.
10% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Northwood High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2013 ‐ 2017: 209 colleges. Source: College Matriculation for the Class of 2013 ‐ 2017 (Northwood HS Counseling report linked from the school's College Prep.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Northwood High School graduates go to college? Northwood High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2013 ‐ 2017: 209 colleges. Source: College Matriculation for the Class of 2013 ‐ 2017 (Northwood HS Counseling report linked from the school's College Prep.
What is Northwood High School's graduation rate? Northwood High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 90% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Northwood High School? Northwood High School is a public high school in Northwood, ND, enrolling 160 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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