Total enrollment
3,625
-32 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
7 schools in So Sioux City
Nebraska · Public K-12
So Sioux City, Nebraska operates 7 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 3,625 students (around 518 per campus).
7-year change in So Sioux City
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
13%
was 19%
% Hispanic
67%
was 65%
% Black
11%
was 7%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 424 |
| COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 408 |
| E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-PK | 238 |
| HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 328 |
| LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH | Elementary | PK-05 | 253 |
| SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 781 |
| SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 1,193 |
About So Sioux City
Public education in So Sioux City, Nebraska runs across 7 schools that teaches roughly 3,625 students. By footprint, So Sioux City sits in the mid-sized bracket.
For a sense of the school types, the city consists of 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Average school size in So Sioux City is around 518 students, 60% above the Nebraska average of about 324.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,625 students, held roughly steady from the 3,657 reported in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 19% to 13%.
On this page, the community for So Sioux City discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.