High Schools in Wakefield Public Schools

Summary:

Wakefield Public Schools in Nebraska is home to a single high school, Wakefield High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, currently ranking 60th out of 146 Nebraska high schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wakefield High School's graduation rate of 87.9% in 2024-2025 is slightly above the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% is on the higher end. The school's test scores in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally above the state average, with the exception of Mathematics in 2023-2024. However, 61% of Wakefield High School students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the economic challenges, Wakefield Public Schools appears to be allocating significant resources to Wakefield High School, with higher-than-average spending per student and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.9 in 2023-2024. This suggests the district is committed to supporting the school's academic performance and addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

District Detail

802 Highland
Wakefield, NE 68784-0330

(402) 287-2012

SchoolDigger Rank:
101^st of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 575

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)		NSCAS Mathematics (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wakefield High School	Public	7-12	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Wayne County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-2012	234	21	11.2	53.8%	89 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.6	60^th of 146 public high schools	58.9%		29.7	123^rd of 168 public high schools	26.8%	63	57.1	54.1	57.1	56.8	61.0	48.8	58.5	$18,871	$845	$15,593

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Educational Service Unit 01	7.15 mi	1
Wayne Community Schools	7.27 mi	4	75^th
Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools	7.32 mi	3
Allen Consolidated Schools	10.43 mi	2
Pender Public Schools	13.22 mi	2	9^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.