Best Public Schools in Polk, NE

Summary:

The city of Polk, Nebraska has a single public high school, High Plains Community Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 and is part of the High Plains Community Schools district. The school has a total enrollment of 102 students and has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranging from 63 out of 168 Nebraska high schools in 2023-2024 to as low as 156 out of 209 in 2020-2021.

Academically, High Plains Community Junior/Senior High School appears to have strong performance in English Language Arts and Science, with test scores exceeding the state averages. However, the school's performance in Mathematics is more mixed, with 8th-grade students scoring below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate is 88.1%, and its chronic absenteeism rate is relatively high at 21.1%, which could be an area for improvement.

The school is well-resourced, with a student-teacher ratio of 7.9 to 1 and spending per student of $34,727, which is significantly higher than the state average. This suggests that the school has access to substantial resources and funding, which may contribute to its academic performance. Overall, High Plains Community Junior/Senior High School is a relatively well-performing school with some areas for improvement, particularly in Mathematics and attendance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Plains Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	345 S Pine	Polk	68654	Polk County	High Plains Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 765-3331	99	14	7.3	38.4%	83 (83.8%)	1 (1.0%)	15 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	63^rd of 168 public high schools	62.5%					(n/a)	$34,727	$528	$28,667

Cities Near Polk

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stromsburg	9.61 mi	3	98^th
Clarks	10.31 mi	1	103^rd
Central City	11.24 mi	3	27^th
Hampton	14.31 mi	2
Osceola	14.33 mi	3	183^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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