WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL

WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL, a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in KEARNEY, Nebraska, one of the schools within WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL, caters to 65 students, covering grades 8 through 12. That puts it 83% below the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 391 students.

WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL is the operating authority for WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.6:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Buffalo County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, Buffalo County reports that median household income runs about $75,911, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Buffalo County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,449 students), of which WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL has fell 28%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 65 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 7% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 5.3:1 in 2018 to 3.6:1 today.

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