CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small secondary school in CHADRON, Nebraska, overseen by CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school instructs 242 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 870 students; CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 7% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dawes County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dawes County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,280 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Dawes County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,073 students), of which CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CHADRON PRIMARY, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 7%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 242 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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