HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL

HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL, a close-knit secondary school in HEMINGFORD, Nebraska, part of HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, instructs 174 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (383 students total), HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Box Butte County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.7%, the actual is 69.1%, a residual of +1.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Box Butte County shows median household income runs about $68,892, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Box Butte County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,693 students), HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HEMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL has fell 7%, going from 188 students in 2018 to 174 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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