THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 930 EADS AVE, in HEBRON, Nebraska, THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school that teaches 191 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Within THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS, which oversees 2 schools and 447 students, THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Thayer County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Thayer County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.8%; this one delivers 72.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Thayer County put median household income runs about $66,213, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Thayer County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 880 students), THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 60.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 14%: 167 students in 2018 compared to 191 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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