GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL

GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL, a micro-enrollment senior high in GILTNER, Nebraska, part of GILTNER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, works with 93 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in GILTNER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (243 students total), GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Hamilton County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Roughly 30% of students at GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Hamilton County shows median household income runs about $83,994, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Hamilton County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,656 students), GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

GILTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

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

Looking at the recent track record. GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 8% since 2018, when it stood at 86 (now 93). Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 8% across the same window.

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