DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL

DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL is a minimally staffed senior high in DESHLER, Nebraska, operated by DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school educates 120 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 69% smaller than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.

Across the 2 schools in DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (246 students total), DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

On the resource side, On paper, DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.2:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 62.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Thayer County put median household earnings sit near $66,213, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Thayer County (combined enrollment of about 880 students).

Nearest neighbor: DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 62.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 125 (now 120). Over the same period, the White share declined from 94% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

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