TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL

TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of compact scale in DEWITT, Nebraska, run under TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, instructing 189 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 52% smaller than the state mean of about 391.

TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 421 students. TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.3%; this one delivers 63.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $59,044, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 1,683 students).

The closest other public school is TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.7%.

TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 189). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.