PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL

PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL operates as a very small 9-12 campus in PLEASANTON, Nebraska, overseen by PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 131 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 66% below the state mean of about 391.

PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that instructs 331 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL shows that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Buffalo County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 34% of students at PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.3%; this one delivers 77.1%, a residual of +12.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for Buffalo County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,911 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Buffalo County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,449 students), of which PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 65.3%.

PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 115 (now 131).

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