YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL

Set in YUTAN, Nebraska, YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit secondary school, operated by YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It educates 219 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 44% below typical.

YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 491 students; YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic. Compared to Saunders County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.4%, the actual is 75.6%, a residual of +6.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Saunders County put the typical household earns roughly $94,066 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Saunders County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,755 students), of which YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 73.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL has expanded 5%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 219 in 2025.

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