DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Set in VALLEY, Nebraska, DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL is a modestly sized secondary school, one of the schools within DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS. It works with 326 students across grades 9 through 12.

DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,096 students; DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder comes out to 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, Douglas County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

The closest other public school is DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 15%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 326 in 2025.

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