JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA

JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA is one of the close-knit four-year high schools in PALMYRA, Nebraska, one of the schools within PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1, with 181 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% smaller than the state mean of about 391.

JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA is one of 3 schools operated by PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1, a district that educates 724 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.4:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Otoe County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.0%, the actual is 69.8%, a residual of -0.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Otoe County put the typical household earns roughly $82,188 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Otoe County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,543 students), JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PALMYRA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 69.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 190 (now 181). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 today.

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