Enrollment
277
High
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310008502369
ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
1305 HOWARD AVE, ST PAUL, NE 68873 · (308) 754-4433 · Howard County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
72 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
66.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit 9-12 campus in ST PAUL, Nebraska, part of ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school hosts 277 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.
ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that hosts 667 students overall.
In terms of who attends, ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Howard County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.5%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Howard County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,767 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Howard County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,396 students), of which ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 66.9%.
ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
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Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,534
Census ACS
Median income
$76,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
Nearby schools
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 390
- ELBA SECONDARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 53
- ELBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 52
- ST LIBORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 161
- PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 184
- PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH10.4 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL?
ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL have?
ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL in?
ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is part of ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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