Enrollment
74
High
DISTRICT 86 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALLAWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310001200120
CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL
101 N NEEDHAM, CALLAWAY, NE 68825 · (308) 836-2272 · Custer County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
23 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CALLAWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
64.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
74
-25 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 8.3:1
% White
95%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL
CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style 9-12 campus in CALLAWAY, Nebraska, one of the schools within CALLAWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 74 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 81% smaller than the state mean of about 391.
Within CALLAWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 172 students, CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Custer County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.5%; this one delivers 63.0%.
In the area at large, Custer County reports that median household income runs about $67,906, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in Custer County (combined enrollment of about 1,845 students).
The closest other public school is CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 65.5%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 99 students in 2018 compared to 74 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 today.
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Custer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,518
Census ACS
Median income
$67,906
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CALLAWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 98 students
Nearby schools
- CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 98
- ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL15.6 mi · 104
- ANSELMO-MERNA ELEMENTARY-MERNA15.6 mi · 145
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.5 mi · 376
- NEW DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL16.5 mi · 73
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES16.6 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 74 students in grades 07-12.
Is CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.1:1 students per teacher at CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by CALLAWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Custer County.
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