High Schools in Sargent Public Schools

Sargent Public Schools in Nebraska is home to a single high school, Sargent High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has faced some challenges in recent years, with its performance and ranking declining compared to other high schools in the state.

Sargent High School has a total enrollment of 93 students, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (93.55%) and a relatively high percentage of students (35.48%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 10.4 is lower than the state average, but its spending per student of $26,591 is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Sargent High School's proficiency rates in ACT/English Language Arts (33.33%) and NSCAS/English Language Arts (60%) are close to or above the state averages, but its proficiency rate in ACT/Science (16.67%) is well below the state average of 25.25%. The school's SchoolDigger ranking has declined over the past few years, from 73rd out of 217 Nebraska high schools in 2018-2019 to 159th out of 215 in 2022-2023, with a corresponding drop in its star rating from 3 to 1. The Sargent Public Schools district is also ranked 186th out of 212 districts in Nebraska and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.