AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Set in AINSWORTH, Nebraska, AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL is a tiny four-year high school, overseen by AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. It enrolls 104 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL sits 73% below that benchmark.

AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, a district that educates 383 students overall.

On demographics, AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Brown County put median household earnings sit near $54,676, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 383 students).

AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 7 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 136 (now 104). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 94% to 80%. Class-load math has fell: from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.