BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL

BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL is a well-populated intermediate school in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, operated by GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school enrolls 648 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 58% above the state mean of about 411.

Across the 19 schools in GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS (9,983 students total), BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%; the rest breaks down as 24% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.5:1, putting BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hall County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,251 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Hall County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,203 students), BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 696 students in 2018 compared to 648 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 43% to 24% over that span.

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