MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment secondary school in CURTIS, Nebraska, part of MEDICINE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school educates 57 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% leaner than the state mean of about 391.

MEDICINE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 200 students; MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Frontier County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Frontier County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,132 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Frontier County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 568 students), MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MEDICINE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 37%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 57 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 89% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.