Northwest High

Northwest High operates as a sizable high school in Clarksville, Tennessee, part of Montgomery County. Current enrollment sits at 1,441 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 91% larger than the state mean of about 754.

Montgomery County comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 40,243 students; Northwest High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northwest High shows that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Black, 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $75,613 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,243 students), of which Northwest High is one.

The closest other public school is Minglewood Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northwest High.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 1,319 students in 2018 compared to 1,441 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 51% to 41%.

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