HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL

HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL is a rural-scale senior high in HAYES CENTER, Nebraska, run under HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school caters to 65 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 391.

Across the 2 schools in HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (159 students total), HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL shows 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hayes County put median household earnings sit near $69,250, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL is one of 2 public schools in Hayes County (combined enrollment of about 159 students).

HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL has climbed 63%, going from 40 students in 2018 to 65 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 5.2:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.