GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL

Located at 1322 AVENUE I, in GOTHENBURG, Nebraska, GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school that works with 353 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 801 students overall.

Looking at the student body, GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Dawson County's rate of about 61%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dawson County put median household earnings sit near $69,880, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL is one of 19 public schools in Dawson County (combined enrollment of about 5,509 students).

SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL has fell 20%, going from 441 students in 2018 to 353 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.