NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL

NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the well-populated senior highs in NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, operated by NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 1,145 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 193% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.

Across the 12 schools in NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (3,751 students total), NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household income runs about $65,148, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 5,190 students).

The closest other public school is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 1,223 students in 2018 compared to 1,145 in 2025.

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