ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL

ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style 9-12 campus in MERNA, Nebraska, overseen by ANSELMO-MERNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 104 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 73% smaller than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.

ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by ANSELMO-MERNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that caters to 249 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%).

On the resource side, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Custer County put the typical household earns roughly $67,906 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in Custer County (combined enrollment of about 1,845 students).

ANSELMO-MERNA ELEMENTARY-MERNA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL has declined 8%, going from 113 students in 2018 to 104 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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