NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 5801 N 33RD ST, in LINCOLN, Nebraska, NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial 9-12 campus that educates 1,927 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 393% above typical.

NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 67 schools operated by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that works with 42,301 students overall.

In terms of who attends, NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Lancaster County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Lancaster County's rate of about 32%.

In the area at large, Lancaster County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,793, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lancaster County's 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,140 (now 1,927). The White share of enrollment shrank from 58% to 50% over that span.

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