Northeastern High School (Indiana)

Northeastern High School
Location
Map
7295 North US 27

Fountain City
,
Wayne County
,
Indiana
47341

United States
Coordinates39°56′05″N 84°54′44″W / 39.9347°N 84.9123°W / 39.9347; -84.9123
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1969
School districtNortheastern Wayne Schools
Teaching staff27.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment443 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.41[1]
Color(s)     
Athletics conferenceTri-Eastern
Team nameKnights
WebsiteOfficial website

Northeastern High School is a small high school located near Fountain City in Wayne County, Indiana, USA. Founded in 1967, it serves the communities of Fountain City, Webster, Whitewater and Williamsburg.

Athletics

Northeastern participates in the Tri-Eastern Conference of which it has been a member since 1974. Previously, it was a member of the Mid-Eastern Conference from 1967 to 1974. NHS enjoys a fierce conference rivalry with three other Wayne County schools (Centerville, Hagerstown and Lincoln). In the 2013–2014 season, the Knights won their first boys' basketball conference title since 1985-86 and also their first ever boys' basketball sectional title.

NHS previously held the "longest high school football losing streak in Indiana history", losing 46 games consecutively from 1985 to 1990.[2]

Mergers

School Mascot Colors Year closed and merged into
Fountain City Little Giants     1964 Whitewater-Fountain City
Webster Pirates     1964 Webster-Williamsburg
Whitewater Bears     1964 Whitewater-Fountain City
Williamsburg Yellow Jackets     1964 Webster-Williamsburg
Webster-Williamsburg Yellow Jackets     1967 Northeastern
Whitewater-Fountain City Bearcats     1967 Northeastern

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Northeastern High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Northeastern High School in Fountain City, Ind., owner of..." Chicago Tribune. 7 October 1990. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.


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