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
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Nebraska public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 21% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (71.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 190 | 43.2% | 71.7% |
| O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL O'NEILL | 338 | 44.1% | 59.8% |
| JOHNSON CO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL TECUMSEH | 166 | 45.2% | N/A |
| BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL BLOOMFIELD | 141 | 42.6% | 70.0% |
| OVERTON HIGH SCHOOL OVERTON | 118 | 42.4% | 54.1% |
| SHELTON HIGH SCHOOL SHELTON | 117 | 42.7% | N/A |
Matched among Nebraska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #16 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #25 of 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #24 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #112 of 274 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #42 of 177 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
190
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 190 | 20.6 | 9.2:1 | 43% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 20.6 | 8.8:1 | 44% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 18.3 | 10.3:1 | 43% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 19 | 9.8:1 | 52% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 18.8 | 10.0:1 | 42% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 39% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 38% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 17 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (189 to 190); teachers up 9% (18.8 to 20.6).
About WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in WISNER, Nebraska. It is a low-enrollment high school. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 190 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Nebraska average about 391 students.
WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 496 students spread across 2 schools.
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 82% White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
A ratio of 9.2:1 comes from the school's 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Nebraska average 10.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 43% in 2024-25.
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Nebraska public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 71.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Nebraska are predicted to post 61.3%, so the school is 10.4 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Federal survey data for Cuming County show that median household income is about $71,104, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL is among the 7 public schools in Cuming County.
The next-closest public school is WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 186 to 190.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 242
- PENDER HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 191
- 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.
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