HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the very small 9-12 campuss in HOWELLS, Nebraska, one of the schools within HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, with 138 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 65% smaller than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.

HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, a district that instructs 292 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Colfax County's rate of about 45%.

In the surrounding community, Colfax County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,530 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Colfax County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,762 students), of which HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/HOWELLS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 153 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.