WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL

WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the micro-enrollment 9-12 campuss in WAUNETA, Nebraska, operated by WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS, with 79 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% below the state mean of about 391.

Within WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS, which oversees 3 schools and 212 students, WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Chase County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $68,173 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Chase County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 820 students), of which WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 27%: 62 students in 2018 compared to 79 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 90% to 85%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.