KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL

As an one-room-style high school in KENESAW, Nebraska, KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL caters to 128 students from grades 7 through 12, run under KENESAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 67% below typical.

Within KENESAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 267 students, KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Adams County put the typical household earns roughly $68,365 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Adams County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,228 students), KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KENESAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL has edged up 6%, going from 121 students in 2018 to 128 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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