Enrollment
112
High
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317533001485
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL
729 E ST, PAWNEE CITY, NE 68420 · (402) 852-2988 · Pawnee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Nebraska public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
67 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 17% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
66.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL this school | 112 | 59.8% | 59.0% |
| CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL CRAWFORD | 79 | 62.0% | N/A |
| LOUP CITY HIGH SCHOOL LOUP CITY | 120 | 60.8% | N/A |
| CREEK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHAPPELL | 53 | 54.7% | 49.5% |
| SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH OXFORD | 145 | 52.4% | 73.3% |
| RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL CEDAR RAPIDS | 77 | 51.9% | N/A |
Matched among Nebraska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #61 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #45 of 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #76 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #183 of 274 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #8 of 177 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
112
-11 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 8.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 112 | 13 | 8.6:1 | 60% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 14.3 | 8.4:1 | 60% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 15 | 7.8:1 | 54% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 15 | 8.2:1 | 58% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 15.6 | 8.5:1 | 53% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 17 | 7.7:1 | 43% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 15 | 9.1:1 | 46% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 38% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 13 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (133 to 112); teachers down 17% (15.6 to 13).
About PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL
The public high school PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is located in PAWNEE CITY, Nebraska. The latest federal count shows 112 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 391-student average for high schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 71% lower.
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools in PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 272 students in total.
Most students at PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL are White: 97% of enrollment. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL operates with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Nebraska average 10.6:1. About 60% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Pawnee County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Measured against Nebraska public high schools, PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.4% for PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL. The school posts 59.0%, 3.6 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Pawnee County this way: median household income is about $62,188, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Pawnee County number 4 and enroll about 468.
The closest other public school is PAWNEE CITY ELEMENTARY SCH, less than a tenth of a mile away. On proficiency, PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 55.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Pawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,530
Census ACS
Median income
$62,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- PAWNEE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 160 students
Nearby schools
- PAWNEE CITY ELEMENTARY SCH0.0 mi · 160
- HTRS HIGH SCHOOL11.8 mi · 88
- HTRS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 175
- HTRS MIDDLE SCHOOL11.8 mi · 55
- LEWISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.3 mi · 122
- LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL16.3 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOLHow large is PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL?
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 07-12.
Is PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL have?
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL?
At PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL in?
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is part of PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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