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Best High Schools in Sumner, NE

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Summary:

The city of Sumner, Nebraska is home to a single public high school, Junior-Senior High At Sumner, which serves grades 7-12. The school is part of the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools district, which is ranked 180 out of 212 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Junior-Senior High At Sumner has a student population that is predominantly White (82.24%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (14.95%) and African American (0.93%) students. The school's academic performance is mixed, with proficiency rates above the state average in mathematics on the ACT, but below average in English Language Arts and Science. On the NSCAS assessments, the school also lags behind state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Socioeconomically, the school serves a relatively disadvantaged population, with 55.14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the mixed academic performance, Junior-Senior High At Sumner has maintained a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years, and its ranking among Nebraska high schools has remained relatively stable. However, the lack of diversity in the student population may limit the school's ability to provide a well-rounded educational experience and prepare students for an increasingly diverse world.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	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
Junior-Senior High At Sumner	Public	7-12	205 E 5th Ave	Sumner	68878	Dawson County	Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 752-2925	104	11	9.7	54.8%	83 (79.8%)	1 (1.0%)	20 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$27,838	$765	$23,748

Cities Near Sumner

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Overton	14.26 mi	2
Lexington	15.66 mi	8	136^th
Amherst	15.67 mi	2	33^rd
Elm Creek	17.7 mi	2	69^th
Pleasanton	22.92 mi	2

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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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