Enrollment
129
High
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310008901468
PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
202 COMMERCIAL ST, PALMER, NE 68864 · (308) 894-3065 · Merrick County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
47 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
72.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
129
-15 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.1:1
% White
91%
was 94%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH is a four-year high school of one-room-style scale in PALMER, Nebraska, operated by PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 129 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 67% below the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.
PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 313 students. PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH is one of those campuses.
On demographics, PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 36% of students at PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.6%, the actual is 69.0%, a residual of +5.4 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Merrick County put the typical household earns roughly $68,354 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Merrick County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,252 students), of which PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH is one.
The closest other public school is PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.8%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH has shrank 10%, going from 144 students in 2018 to 129 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Merrick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,724
Census ACS
Median income
$68,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 184 students
Nearby schools
- PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 184
- ST LIBORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 161
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 390
- ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL10.4 mi · 277
- CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.8 mi · 327
- CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL16.1 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGHHow large is PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH?
PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 129 students in grades 07-12.
Is PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH have?
PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH are roughly 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH public or private?
PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.