BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL

BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a substantial senior high in BEATRICE, Nebraska, overseen by BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 627 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 60% above typical.

BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,900 students. BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

Looking at school resources, BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for Gage County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,247 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Gage County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,866 students), of which BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 661 students in 2018 compared to 627 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 90% to 81% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.