WINNEBAGO HIGH SCHOOL

WINNEBAGO HIGH SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized secondary school in WINNEBAGO, Nebraska, operated by WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 17. Current enrollment sits at 187 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 391.

WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 17 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 625 students; WINNEBAGO HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, WINNEBAGO HIGH SCHOOL lists that 93% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, WINNEBAGO HIGH SCHOOL records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting WINNEBAGO HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Thurston County put median household income runs about $69,177, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Thurston County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,146 students), WINNEBAGO HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WINNEBAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 181 students in 2018 compared to 187 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

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