CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL

CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL, an intimate four-year high school in CAIRO, Nebraska, one of the schools within CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, instructs 190 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that teaches 463 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Howard County put median household income runs about $76,767, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 2%. Across Howard County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,396 students), CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL has shrank 20%, going from 237 students in 2018 to 190 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.

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