Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS·NCES 317065000969
FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
5876 COUNTY ROAD P43, FORT CALHOUN, NE 68023 · (402) 468-5591 · Washington County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
60 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
77.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
+37 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.2:1
% White
93%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack high school in FORT CALHOUN, Nebraska, one of the schools within FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS, instructs 382 students, covering grades 7 through 12.
Within FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS, which oversees 2 schools and 842 students, FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, On paper, FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.7%.
In the area at large, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $94,396, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Washington County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,728 students), of which FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 67.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 345 (now 382).
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,106
Census ACS
Median income
$94,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,728 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS
- FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
Other schools in FORT CALHOUN
- FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 460
- GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH7.4 mi · 481
- PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 138
- BLAIR SOUTH PRESCHOOL7.6 mi · 131
- BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 681
- BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY8.3 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
At FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS.
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