NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Located at 2710 N. North Road in Grand Island, Nebraska, Northwest Public Schools is an open, regular public school district situated within a rural fringe community setting. Operating five schools across the Grand Island metropolitan area, the district provides a complete academic continuum serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade. The district enrolls 1,445 students, including 751 female and 694 male learners. Enrollment spans early childhood through secondary education, beginning with 32 prekindergarten and 72 kindergarten students, maintaining steady cohorts through the middle grades, and reaching its largest concentrations in high school with 180 ninth graders, 169 tenth graders, 167 eleventh graders, and 164 twelfth graders. The student body includes 1,211 White students, 193 Hispanic students, 30 students of two or more races, 6 American Indian students, and 5 Black students.

To deliver its educational programs, Northwest Public Schools employs a total full-time equivalent (FTE) staff of 369.88. This staffing context includes 192.98 teacher FTEs, 23.5 instructional aide FTEs, and 153.4 support staff FTEs who oversee administrative, operational, and student service needs. Operating as an independent local educational agency that is not affiliated with charter status or a supervisory union, the district serves its regional constituency within Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District. Families, students, and educational researchers looking to learn more about the district's operations and programs can contact its main administration by phone at (308) 385-6398.