Enrollment history
Compare schools →-55 students since 2016-17-12.5%
| Placement season | Students | Yearly change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 441 | — |
| 2017-18 | 456 | +15 |
| 2018-19 | 416 | -40 |
| 2019-20 | 413 | -3 |
| 2020-21 | 424 | +11 |
| 2021-22 | 419 | -5 |
| 2022-23 | 412 | -7 |
| 2023-24 | 400 | -12 |
| 2024-25 | 392 | -8 |
| 2025-26 | 372 | -20 |
| 2026-27 | 386 | +14 |
Compiled by Ewert Sports from WIAA team pages and WIAA placement reports. These are WIAA enrollment figures, not district-wide enrollment or a division calculation. Missing years are not estimated; co-op totals and sport-specific counts are kept separate.
District enrollment · 2005–2025
Wisconsin DPICertified total enrollment for Northwestern High, published by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. This is not the WIAA placement figure above — WIAA counts on its own date and, for many sports, over a subset of grades. The two are kept separate and are not comparable year to year.
-27 students since 2005-06-6.5%
All 21 years
| School year | Students | Counted over |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 413 | High School |
| 2006-07 | 450 | High School |
| 2007-08 | 475 | High School |
| 2008-09 | 479 | High School |
| 2009-10 | 467 | High School |
| 2010-11 | 436 | High School |
| 2011-12 | 434 | High School |
| 2012-13 | 428 | High School |
| 2013-14 | 440 | High School |
| 2014-15 | 454 | High School |
| 2015-16 | 442 | High School |
| 2016-17 | 451 | High School |
| 2017-18 | 419 | High School |
| 2018-19 | 421 | High School |
| 2019-20 | 425 | High School |
| 2020-21 | 423 | High School |
| 2021-22 | 414 | High School |
| 2022-23 | 400 | High School |
| 2023-24 | 393 | High School |
| 2024-25 | 372 | High School |
| 2025-26 | 386 | High School |
Source: DPI certified enrollment downloads. Each year is taken from its own published file, and the file’s checksum is stored with the record. Latest source file ↗
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School record sourced from wiaa · view source ↗ · updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026