STANTON HIGH SCHOOL

STANTON HIGH SCHOOL operates as a compact four-year high school in STANTON, Nebraska, part of STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 182 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 53% smaller than typical.

STANTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, a district that serves 377 students overall.

Demographically, STANTON HIGH SCHOOL logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Stanton County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, STANTON HIGH SCHOOL shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, Stanton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,687 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Stanton County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 559 students), of which STANTON HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 195 students in 2018 compared to 182 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.