SOUTHERN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL

SOUTHERN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a senior high of tight-knit scale in WYMORE, Nebraska, part of SOUTHERN SCHOOL DISTRICT 1, instructing 163 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 391.

Across the 2 schools in SOUTHERN SCHOOL DISTRICT 1 (361 students total), SOUTHERN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SOUTHERN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest comes out to 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Gage County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,247 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. SOUTHERN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 14 public schools in Gage County (combined enrollment of about 3,866 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTHERN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 9%, going from 180 students in 2018 to 163 in 2025.

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