ISANTI HIGH SCHOOL

ISANTI HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of minimally staffed scale in NIOBRARA, Nebraska, part of ISANTI COMMUNITY SCHOOL, instructing 39 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 90% below typical.

ISANTI COMMUNITY SCHOOL comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 208 students; ISANTI HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, ISANTI HIGH SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (87%) are Native American. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Knox County shows median household income runs about $64,636, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,757 students), ISANTI HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ISANTI MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 49%: 76 students in 2018 compared to 39 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 0% to 5% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 6.2:1 in 2018 to 4.3:1 in 2025.

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