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
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Nebraska public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public high schools
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
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 18% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 382 | 15.7% | 73.7% |
| PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL PIERCE | 340 | 18.5% | 65.1% |
| SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL SEWARD | 511 | 14.7% | N/A |
| MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MALCOLM | 302 | 16.2% | 76.2% |
| ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH HASTINGS | 452 | 12.6% | 68.3% |
| BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK | 292 | 16.8% | 81.9% |
Matched among Nebraska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #8 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #10 of 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #32 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #60 of 274 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #62 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #96 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #161 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #20 of 47 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
+24 (+7%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 16% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 24.9 | 15.4:1 | 16% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 23.9 | 15.4:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 23% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 24.4 | 14.2:1 | 23% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 19% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 17% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 11% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 20 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (345 to 382); teachers up 7% (24.4 to 26).
About FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
The public high school FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is located in FORT CALHOUN, Nebraska. It serves 382 students in grades 7 through 12.
FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS oversees FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL and 1 other school, with 842 students in total.
At FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 93% of the student body. It is also 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all Washington County residents. By the diversity index, FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 13%.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL was 14.7:1. The 10.6:1 average for high schools in Nebraska is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 16%.
Measured against Nebraska public high schools, FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.7%, compared with a predicted 70.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nebraska schools on BeatsExpectations.
Washington County has about 21,106 residents, and median household income is about $94,396, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 10 public schools in Washington County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,728.
The shortest distance from FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The ten-mile area around FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 67.9%, lower than FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's 73.7%.
In the federal locale system, FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 358 to 382.
The FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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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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