GORDON-RUSHVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

GORDON-RUSHVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school of one-room-style scale in RUSHVILLE, Nebraska, one of the schools within GORDON-RUSHVILLE PUBLIC SCHS, caters to 114 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 72% below typical.

GORDON-RUSHVILLE PUBLIC SCHS comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 521 students; GORDON-RUSHVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, GORDON-RUSHVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 22% Native American, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Sheridan County reports that median household income runs about $60,121, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Sheridan County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 721 students), GORDON-RUSHVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GORDON-RUSHVILLE ELE-RUSHVILLE, around 0.1 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 114 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 63% to 55% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.