Northrop High School

Set in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Northrop High School is a large senior high, operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools. It enrolls 2,145 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 163% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Within Fort Wayne Community Schools, which oversees 50 schools and 28,561 students, Northrop High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Northrop High School shows that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the resource side, On paper, Northrop High School has 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Allen County indicate median household income runs about $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Allen County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students), Northrop High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shawnee Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northrop High School.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Northrop High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 2,124 (now 2,145). White enrollment moved from 59% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Northrop High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.