NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL

NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a rural-scale high school in NEWMAN GROVE, Nebraska, part of NEWMAN GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 85 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 78% smaller than typical.

Within NEWMAN GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 229 students, NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.4%, the actual is 62.1%, a residual of -0.3 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,128, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 6,196 students).

Nearest neighbor: NEWMAN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL has edged up 47%, going from 58 students in 2018 to 85 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 22% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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