ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is one of the expansive four-year high schools in OMAHA, Nebraska, part of ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 1,434 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL sits 267% above that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest looks like 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Douglas County (around 25%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, Douglas County reports that median household income runs about $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 1,271 students in 2018 compared to 1,434 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 84% across the same window.

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