Enrollment
106
High
DISTRICT 106 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310516000151
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
649 CHERRY ST, CLARKSON, NE 68629 · (402) 892-3454 · Colfax County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Nebraska public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
36 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 17% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
72.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
71.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (71.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 106 | 34.0% | 71.7% |
| WINSIDE HIGH SCHOOL WINSIDE | 110 | 32.7% | N/A |
| PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL PLEASANTON | 131 | 34.4% | 77.1% |
| PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH PALMER | 129 | 36.4% | 69.0% |
| SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL ROSELAND | 94 | 35.1% | 45.5% |
| WEEPING WATER HIGH SCHOOL WEEPING WATER | 86 | 33.7% | N/A |
Matched among Nebraska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #17 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #23 of 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #17 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #188 of 274 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #80 of 177 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
106
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 87
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 106 | 14.2 | 7.5:1 | 34% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 12.8 | 9.5:1 | 35% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 12.9 | 9.0:1 | 35% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 12 | 8.9:1 | 32% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 11.4 | 7.6:1 | 28% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 91 | 10 | 9.1:1 | 27% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 29% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 32% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 87 | 12 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (87 to 106); teachers up 24% (11.4 to 14.2).
About CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
As a very small high school, CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serves students in CLARKSON, Nebraska. It reports enrollment of 106 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 73% below the 391-student average for high schools in Nebraska.
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL reports to CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 2 schools and 212 students.
A large majority of enrollment at CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is White, at 92%. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Colfax County, the White share is about 51%. The diversity index for CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL comes to 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.5:1. High schools in Nebraska have an average ratio of 10.6:1. On the income side, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Colfax County average 45%.
Among Nebraska public high schools, CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.7% is 7.2 points above the 64.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Colfax County show median household income comes to about $82,530, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,762, CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL among them.
Among nearby public schools, CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's location as Rural: Remote.
The school's size has been steady, with 107 students in 2020-21 and 106 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 7.5:1, from 8.9:1.
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Colfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,641
Census ACS
Median income
$82,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 106 students
Nearby schools
- CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 106
- LEIGH HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 95
- LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 201
- HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 138
- HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/HOWELLS6.1 mi · 27
- HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE12.6 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 07-12.
Is CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.5:1 students per teacher at CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Colfax County.
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