SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL

SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a rural-scale four-year high school in SHICKLEY, Nebraska, part of SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school works with 58 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% leaner than the state mean of about 391.

SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 143 students. SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL lists that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic. Compared to Fillmore County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fillmore County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Fillmore County shows median household earnings sit near $76,295, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fillmore County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 910 students), SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 61 (now 58). The White share of enrollment edged down from 98% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 5.7:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.