AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL

AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL operates as a very small high school in AXTELL, Nebraska, run under AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 135 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 65% leaner than typical.

Within AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 335 students, AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.1%; this one delivers 69.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Kearney County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,631, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Kearney County (combined enrollment of about 1,320 students).

AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 85% since 2018, when it stood at 73 (now 135).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.