BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER)

BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) is one of the minimally staffed junior highs in SPENCER, Nebraska, part of BOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS, with 92 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 78% leaner than typical.

BOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 305 students; BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) is among them.

Looking at the student body, BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Boyd County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 60.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Boyd County put median household income runs about $67,045, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Boyd County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 305 students), of which BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) is one.

BOYD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (SPENCER) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 24%: 74 students in 2018 compared to 92 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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