Enrollment
340
High
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317551001495
PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
201 N SUNSET, PIERCE, NE 68767 · (402) 329-6217 · Pierce County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
63 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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
340
+29 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.3:1
% White
92%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 201 N SUNSET, in PIERCE, Nebraska, PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized secondary school that caters to 340 students (grades 7 through 12), overseen by PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Across the 2 schools in PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (678 students total), PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Pierce County's rate of about 30%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.9%; this one delivers 65.1%.
Around the school, census data for Pierce County shows median household income runs about $72,357, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Pierce County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,222 students), PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 61.4%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 311 (now 340). Class-load math has widened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,325
Census ACS
Median income
$72,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 338 students
Nearby schools
- PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 338
- OSMOND HIGH SCHOOL11.9 mi · 80
- OSMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.9 mi · 106
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 333
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL12.4 mi · 319
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL12.5 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL?
PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 07-12.
Is PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL have?
PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL in?
PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is part of PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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