DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 400 9TH AVE WEST, in BENKELMAN, Nebraska, DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL is an one-room-style secondary school that works with 126 students (grades 7 through 12), overseen by DUNDY CO STRATTON PUBLIC SCHS. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 68% smaller than typical.

DUNDY CO STRATTON PUBLIC SCHS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 285 students; DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Dundy County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,922 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Dundy County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 285 students), DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off.

DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 17%, going from 151 students in 2018 to 126 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 9% to 16%.

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