FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS

As a minimally staffed high school in FRIEND, Nebraska, FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS caters to 100 students from grades 7 through 12, run under FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 391.

FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 227 students; FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS is among them.

Looking at the student body, FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Saline County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Roughly 19% of students at FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Saline County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Saline County put median household income runs about $79,910, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Saline County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,333 students), FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS is one campus in the mix.

FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 110 (now 100).

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