Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310008000017
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
515 JEWELL ST, ALMA, NE 68920 · (308) 928-2131 · Harlan County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
67 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
64.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
190
+47 (+33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 9.4:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
As a modestly sized 9-12 campus in ALMA, Nebraska, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL works with 190 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 51% leaner than the state mean of about 391.
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that works with 382 students overall.
Looking at the student body, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial. Compared to Harlan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.8%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harlan County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,625, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Harlan County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 382 students), ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.5%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. ALMA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 33% since 2018, when it stood at 143 (now 190). Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 2% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.
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Harlan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,847
Census ACS
Median income
$70,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
382 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMAElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA0.0 mi · 192
- Long Island Middle School14.2 mi · 31
- SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.1 mi · 252
- SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH15.1 mi · 145
- WILCOX-HILDRETH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL20.9 mi · 76
- WILCOX-HILDRETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL20.9 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About ALMA HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does ALMA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is ALMA HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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