SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL

SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL, a close-knit high school in SIDNEY, Nebraska, run under SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teaches 329 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,141 students; SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Cheyenne County's rate of about 46%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cheyenne County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,348, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cheyenne County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,407 students), of which SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 383 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.