CRETE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 1750 IRIS AVE, in CRETE, Nebraska, CRETE HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling four-year high school that caters to 705 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 80% bigger than typical.

CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,275 students. CRETE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, CRETE HIGH SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 32% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for Saline County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,910 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Saline County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,333 students), of which CRETE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around CRETE HIGH SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CRETE HIGH SCHOOL has edged up 23%, going from 575 students in 2018 to 705 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 54% to 63% over that span.

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