Enrollment
118
High
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM·NCES 310012001562
HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
318 WEST D, TRENTON, NE 69044 · (308) 334-5575 · Hitchcock County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
49 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
118
-22 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.5:1
% White
87%
was 98%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Hitchcock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,569
Census ACS
Median income
$51,567
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM
- HITCHCOCK CO ELEMENTARYElementary · 161 students
Nearby schools
- HITCHCOCK CO ELEMENTARY10.5 mi · 161
- MC COOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL20.2 mi · 448
- MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL20.2 mi · 305
- MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL20.5 mi · 411
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL20.6 mi · 181
- HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL23.2 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL?
HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 118 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL have?
HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL in?
HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is part of HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM.
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