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High Plains Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 114 students in High Plains Community Schools School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Nebraska.
Public High School in High Plains Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Nebraska public high school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Public High School in High Plains Community School School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the Nebraska average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is High Plains Community Jr/sr High School, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Nebraska or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public high school average of 33% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
334 Schools
# Students
236 Students
105,452 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
8,039 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
High Plains Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#191 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
48%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.52
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,372 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,658 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
35 Students
20,423 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
19%
# Black Students
n/a
6,571 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
201 Students
70,368 Students
% White Students
85%
67%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
166 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
3,894 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
17
32
# Students in K Grade:
14
-
# Students in 1st Grade:
24
-
# Students in 2nd Grade:
18
-
# Students in 3rd Grade:
13
-
# Students in 4th Grade:
9
-
# Students in 5th Grade:
19
-
# Students in 6th Grade:
8
1
# Students in 7th Grade:
23
3,897
# Students in 8th Grade:
20
3,902
# Students in 9th Grade:
20
23,686
# Students in 10th Grade:
14
24,328
# Students in 11th Grade:
19
24,010
# Students in 12th Grade:
18
25,596
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,034 is higher than the state median of $15,508. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,157 is higher than the state median of $16,823. The school district spending/student has grown by 58% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,034
$15,508
Spending / Student
$35,157
$16,823
Best High Plains Community Schools School District Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
High Plains Community Jr/sr High School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
345 S Pine
Polk, NE 68654
(402) 765-3331
Polk, NE 68654
(402) 765-3331
Grades: 7-12
| 114 students
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