HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL

HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized senior high in HOLDREGE, Nebraska, run under HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 337 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,006 students. HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Phelps County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,919 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Phelps County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,514 students), of which HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOLDREGE HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 12%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 337 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 88% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.