ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL

As an expansive senior high in ELKHORN, Nebraska, ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls 769 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 97% bigger than typical.

ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 11,653 students. ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household earnings sit near $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL has fell 34%, going from 1,166 students in 2018 to 769 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 86% to 81%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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