DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL

DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL is a secondary school of micro-enrollment scale in ODELL, Nebraska, operated by DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, serveing 105 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS (242 students total), DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% Hispanic. Compared to Gage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Gage County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Gage County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,247 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Gage County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,866 students), DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 112 students in 2018 compared to 105 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.