FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL

FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized secondary school in FAIRBURY, Nebraska, overseen by FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 370 students spanning grades 7 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (906 students total), FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.7%, the actual is 56.0%, a residual of -3.7 points.

In the area at large, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,044, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 1,683 students).

JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 60.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 370). White enrollment moved from 91% to 82% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.