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| Northwestern High School | |
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| Location | |
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7473 N Elyria Road , Wayne County , 44287 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°53′21″N82°06′27″W / 40.889298°N 82.107392°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1951 |
| School district | Northwestern Local School District |
| Superintendent | Julie McCumber (Interim) |
| Principal | Tyler Keener |
| Teaching staff | 24.31 (FTE) [1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 334 (2023–2024) [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.74 [1] |
| Colors | Blue and gray |
| Athletics conference | Wayne County Athletic League |
| Sports | Football, golf, cheerleading, soccer, cross country, basketball, wrestling, indoor track (club), baseball, track and field, softball, volleyball |
| Mascot | Husky |
| Team name | Huskies |
| Rival | Norwayne Bobcats |
| Graduates | 94% |
| Website | Home Of The Huskies |
Northwestern High School is a public high school in West Salem, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Northwestern Local Schools district, which is located in north-west Wayne County, Ohio. Their nickname is the Huskies.
Northwestern was created in 1951 from a merger of the school districts in Chester Township, Congress, and West Salem. The school name came from the district's northwestern location within Wayne County. [2]
Northwestern is one of eight high schools that compete in the Wayne County Athletic League.