SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL

SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a micro-enrollment middle school in SHELBY, Nebraska, part of SHELBY - RISING CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 90 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 78% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 411 students.

SHELBY - RISING CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 403 students; SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.5:1, putting SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,768 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Polk County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,118 students), SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SHELBY - RISING CITY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 22%: 74 students in 2018 compared to 90 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 92% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.