WEST HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 4200 W 2ND ST, in HASTINGS, Nebraska, WEST HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL is a rural-scale four-year high school that instructs 22 students (grades 8 through 12), operated by WEST HASTINGS SCHOOL. Enrollment runs roughly 94% leaner than the state mean of about 391.

Operationally, WEST HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL answers to WEST HASTINGS SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, WEST HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 27% Hispanic, 23% Native American, 18% White. The wider county runs roughly 2% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting WEST HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 86% of students at WEST HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Adams County put median household earnings sit near $68,365, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. WEST HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 18 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 5,228 students).

The closest other public school is HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

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