CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is an one-room-style senior high in STROMSBURG, Nebraska, operated by CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. The school instructs 120 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 69% below the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.

Across the 3 schools in CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (372 students total), CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Polk County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,768 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Polk County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,118 students), of which CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 114 students in 2018 compared to 120 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 96% to 87% over that span.

On allk12, members of the CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.