HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of tiny scale in TRENTON, Nebraska, operated by HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM, hosting 118 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 391.

HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 279 students; HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.8%; this one delivers 63.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hitchcock County put median household income runs about $51,567, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Hitchcock County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 279 students), HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HITCHCOCK CO ELEMENTARY, around 10.5 miles off. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.9%.

HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 140 (now 118). The White share of enrollment contracted from 98% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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