Enrollment
46
High
DISTRICT 69 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEELER CENTRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 317867001726
WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH
600 RANDOLPH WEST, BARTLETT, NE 68622 · (308) 654-3273 · Wheeler County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL46 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.5:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
17 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 WHEELER CENTRAL SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
60.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
46
+11 (+31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
was 4.7:1
% White
93%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH
WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH, an one-room-style high school in BARTLETT, Nebraska, run under WHEELER CENTRAL SCHOOLS, teaches 46 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH sits 88% smaller than that benchmark.
WHEELER CENTRAL SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 138 students; WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH is among them.
Demographically, WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.4%; this one delivers 68.6%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Wheeler County indicate median household income runs about $70,250, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH is one of 2 public schools in Wheeler County (combined enrollment of about 138 students).
The closest other public school is WHEELER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY #45, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH has edged up 31%, going from 35 students in 2018 to 46 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wheeler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
847
Census ACS
Median income
$70,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
138 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHEELER CENTRAL SCHOOLS
- WHEELER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY #45Elementary · 92 students
Nearby schools
- WHEELER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY #450.0 mi · 92
- RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL16.9 mi · 46
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY - SPALDING16.9 mi · 48
- CENTRAL VALLEY PK - GREELEY23.2 mi · 12
- CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL23.2 mi · 133
- CHAMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL24.1 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About WHEELER CENTRAL HIGHHow large is WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH?
WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH enrolls approximately 46 students in grades 07-12.
Is WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH?
Approximately 5.4:1 students per teacher at WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH?
At WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH in?
WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH is part of WHEELER CENTRAL SCHOOLS.
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