Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310000801734
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL
801 18TH ST, WISNER, NE 68791 · (402) 529-3249 · Cuming County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
82 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
72.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 10 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 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
190
+1 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 10.0:1
% White
82%
was 90%
% Hispanic
14%
was 8%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL operates as a compact senior high in WISNER, Nebraska, run under WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 190 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL sits 51% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 2 schools in WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (496 students total), WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL logs that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Nebraska schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 61.3%; actual is 71.7%, +10.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, Cuming County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,104 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Cuming County (combined enrollment of about 1,520 students).
The closest other public school is WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 72.7%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 189 students in 2018 compared to 190 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 90% to 82% over that span.
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Cuming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,975
Census ACS
Median income
$71,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOLElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL0.0 mi · 306
- PENDER HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 191
- PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 242
- STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.4 mi · 195
- STANTON HIGH SCHOOL15.7 mi · 182
- WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.9 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL?
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 07-12.
Is WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL have?
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.