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Gering High School

1500 U St, Gering, NE, 69341-2049 -

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Definition of Terms

Gering High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 10 - 12

County

Scotts Bluff County, NE

Students & Faculty

Total Students

459 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

32 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 10 - 166 students

Grade 11 - 133 students

Grade 12 - 160 students

This School

(NE) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NE) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	19%	7%
% Black	1%	6%
% White	78%	82%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NE) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

18%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(NE) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Gering Public s School District

This School's Agency

(NE) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	2
Number of Students Managed	2,008 students	345 students
District Total Revenue	$16,819,000	$3,702,000
District Expenditure	$14,292,000	$3,400,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,376	$10,730
District Expenditure / Student	$7,118	$9,855
District Graduation Rates	92%	94%

Keeping cancer on the run (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
posted on November 27, 2009 at 10:30:12 am
Photo by Janet Johnson Ashtyn Schwartz, in her dad’s lap, is supported by her parents, Jennifer and Tory, as well as older children Victoria, 10, and Trevor, 6.
She’s got a real passion to win (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
posted on November 22, 2009 at 11:20:07 am
Winning is nothing new for Gering’s Stacie Meisner, and she is certainly showing that at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
‘You Can’t Take It With You’ opens Friday at Gering High (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:18:06 am
Russian dance instructor Boris Kolenkhov (Keaton Bell) enters the Sycamore home as Alice (Mariah Busch) and her love interest Tony Kirby (James Schwartzkopf) and mother Penelope Sycamore (Kendall Thompson), right, check out his antics.
Team Ashtyn is a winner (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:16:46 am
Ashtyn Schwartz has been in treatment for the last 14 months for acute lymphoblast leukemia.
Bulldogs aiming to step it up (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:16:12 am
Gering High School junior Charlie Hadenfeldt dribbles during practice Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs have plenty of high expectations for this season. Gering opens its season Dec. 3 against Torrington.

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Gering High School (GHS) is the only high school in Gering, Nebraska and is located at 1500 U St. It has an enrollment of 463 students and a student to teacher ratio of 14:1. GHS offers a full range academic courses as well as art, journalism and music programs. In addition to that, many extra-curricular after school clubs and sports programs are also made available for the student body. The school was the first in the district to use block scheduling. Block scheduling is the practice of having four, one and a half hour classes that alternate every other day. The representative for Nebraska's 3rd District, Adrian M. Smith, also graduated from Gering High School in 1989.
General information
Gering High School is a campus with a professional staff of more than 50 certified staff and 20 classified staff to serve the students. Students are offered different course selections that include both academic and vocational choices as well as a host of specialties in fine and performing arts and a full complement of extra-curricular activities. The school also offers college preparatory and college credit classes, as well as special needs classes.
Mascot
Gering schools use a mascot known as Brutus the Bulldog with school colors of Blue and Gold .
Test Scores
According to the STARS standardized test, 45% of students tested proficient in mathematics, while 89% proved proficient in Reading and 59% in writing.
External links
Gering Public Schools website [1]
Great Schools: Schools list [2]

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