Enrollment
80
High
DISTRICT 80 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317812001679
VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL
201 SOUTH 3RD ST, VERDIGRE, NE 68783 · (402) 668-2275 · Knox County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
36 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
56.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL
As a rural-scale high school in VERDIGRE, Nebraska, VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL hosts 80 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 80% leaner than typical.
VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 160 students; VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 6% Native American, 3% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Knox County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.6%, the actual is 60.6%, a residual of +0.0 points.
In the broader community, census data for Knox County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,636 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 1,757 students).
Nearest neighbor: VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 60.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
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Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,363
Census ACS
Median income
$64,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 80 students
Nearby schools
- VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 80
- NIOBRARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 134
- NIOBRARA SECONDARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 77
- CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.9 mi · 173
- CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH11.9 mi · 140
- ISANTI MIDDLE SCHOOL19.1 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL?
VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL have?
VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL?
At VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL?
VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Knox County.
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