BURKE HIGH SCHOOL

BURKE HIGH SCHOOL, a substantial 9-12 campus in OMAHA, Nebraska, overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, works with 1,693 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so BURKE HIGH SCHOOL sits 333% above that benchmark.

BURKE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 94 schools operated by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 52,524 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BURKE HIGH SCHOOL lists that 33% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 30% Black, 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Douglas County shows median household income runs about $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which BURKE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is COLUMBIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 2,040 students in 2018 compared to 1,693 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 50% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

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