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MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL operates as a substantial secondary school in OMAHA, Nebraska, overseen by MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 2,526 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL sits 546% bigger than that benchmark.
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 23,253 students; MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest consists of 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Douglas County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 153 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Douglas County (around 25%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household income runs about $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).
BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Over the past 7-year window. MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 2,360 (now 2,526). White enrollment moved from 77% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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