NorthWood High School is a high school located in Nappanee, Indiana, United States. It is a part of the Wa-Nee Community School System, shared with Wakarusa.

Northwood High School
Location
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2101 North Main Street

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46550

United States
Coordinates41°27′41″N 85°59′58″W / 41.461352°N 85.999326°W / 41.461352; -85.999326
Information
TypePublic high school
SuperintendentScot Croner
PrincipalWeston Lambert
Faculty56.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment917 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.54[1]
Color(s)   
Team namePanthers
WebsiteOfficial website
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Demographics

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In the 2023-24 school year, total enrollment was 917 students.[3]

In the 2023-24 school year the ethnicity breakdown was:[3]

  • White - 82.7%
  • Hispanic - 10.1%
  • Black - 2.5%
  • Asian - 0.8%
  • Multi-racial - 3.8%
  • Pacific Islander - 0.1%

Athletics

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NorthWood High School's mascot is the panther, and its colors are red and black. The school competes in the Northern Lakes Conference[4] along with Concord, Goshen, Mishawaka, Northridge, Plymouth, Warsaw and Wawasee.

NorthWood's football team was state champion in 2005. [5] The football team was state runner-up in 2023. [6]

NorthWood's girls' basketball team were state champions in 1999 and 2020, with 2020 being the lowest scoring girls' basketball state championship in Indiana, with 66 combined points (the games score being the score of both teams added together).[7]

NorthWood's boys' basketball team won the state champion title in 2023 for the first time in its program's history. [8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "North Wood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for North Wood High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "NorthWood High School Profile". Indiana Federal Report Card. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Northern Lakes Conference". gonwpanthers.com
  5. ^ "Indiana High School Athletic Association".
  6. ^ "East Central completes perfect season, repeats as 4A champ". Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  7. ^ [1] IHSAA Class 3A Girls Basketball State Championship Recap; https://www.ihsaa.org/Sports/Girls/Basketball/2019-20/Class-3A-State-Finals-Recap Retrieved November 30, 2021
  8. ^ "2022-23 Boys Basketball State Tournament | Indiana High School Athletic Association".