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Gering High School

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Gering High School ranks 106 th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 27% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Gering High School is a public high school located in Gering, Nebraska, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 566 students. The school is part of the Gering Public Schools district, which is ranked 100 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Gering High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools, ranging from 106th out of 146 schools in 2024-2025 to 180th out of 202 schools in 2021-2022. The school has been rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Nebraska high schools. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Gering High School's Hispanic students performing relatively well, ranking 3rd out of 28 Nebraska high schools in 2024-2025, while White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools.

Gering High School's four-year graduation rates have been mixed, ranging from 87.9% to 97.8% in recent years, which is generally above the state average but with room for improvement. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.2% to 26.1% in recent years, which can negatively impact student learning and academic performance. Compared to nearby schools, such as Mitchell Secondary School and Banner County High School, Gering High School's performance is generally lower, but the school outperforms some smaller, more rural schools like Minatare High School.

546

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,950

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 U St
Gering, NE 69341-2049

(308) 436-3121

District: Gering Public Schools

Feeder schools for Gering High School:

Elementary:	Geil Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Northfield Elementary School
Middle:	Gering Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Hispanic:

31.7%

American Indian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Nebraska avg44%

106^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 118Gering Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	106 of 146	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	125 of 168	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	151 of 215	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.8	180 of 202	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	183 of 209	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	126 of 217	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	174 of 219	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	153 of 219	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.1	196 of 246	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	205 of 242	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.2	185 of 247	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.7	143 of 247	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	158 of 245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.0	193 of 252	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.7	120 of 249	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	31.0	213 of 251	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.1	200 of 252	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.1	122 of 247	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	14.4	241 of 249	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	37 of 66	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	64 of 93	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	91 of 136	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	93 of 132	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	121 of 138	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	64 of 142	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.6	114 of 144	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2023	34.7	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	32.5	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	34 of 62	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	54 of 89	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.6	68 of 74	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	73 of 83	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	44 of 82	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	55 of 79	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	40 of 66	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	100 of 135	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	128 of 135	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	108 of 130	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	105 of 140	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	105 of 138	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	69 of 125	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	126 of 206	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.3	175 of 196	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	173 of 200	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	120 of 207	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	154 of 205	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+62 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)45th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science47%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

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Schools Near Gering High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)		NSCAS Mathematics (2025)		NSCAS Science (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	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science 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
Gering High School	Public	9-12	1500 U St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-3121	546	41	13.3	41.9%	351 (64.3%)	1 (0.2%)	173 (31.7%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36	106^th of 146 public high schools	27.4%		27.6	125^th of 168 public high schools	25.6%	19							44.6	45.5	47.1	$15,950	$1,038	$12,859
Scottsbluff Senior High School	Public	9-12	313 E 27th St	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-6230	1,064	64	16.7	53.9%	563 (52.9%)	7 (0.7%)	449 (42.2%)	9 (0.8%)	23 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	23.1	119^th of 146 public high schools	18.5%		11	154^th of 168 public high schools	8.3%	35							38.3	38.7	42.6	$16,976	$1,289	$13,190
Lifelinks-Nebraska	Public	12	2620 College Park	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Educational Service Unit 13	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-3696	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Harms Adv Technical Center-Wncc	Public	10-12	2620 College Park	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Educational Service Unit 13	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-0206	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Minatare High School	Public	9-12	1107 7th St	Minatare	69356	Scotts Bluff County	Minatare Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 783-1733	48	7	7.3		23 (47.9%)	1 (2.1%)	21 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$54,243	$1,726	$47,341
Mitchell Secondary School	Public	7-12	1819 19th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 623-1707	261	24	11.0	36.8%	211 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	57.9	67^th of 146 public high schools	54.1%		71.1	50^th of 168 public high schools	70.2%	17	86.4	83.1	72.7	71.4	88.6	88.6	65.2	43.5	56.5	$19,670	$545	$16,531
Morrill High School	Public	7-12	411 E Hamilton	Morrill	69358	Scotts Bluff County	Morrill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 247-2149	122	13	9.3	66.4%	81 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)		63.3								$24,449	$382	$21,092
Bayard Secondary School	Public	7-12	726 4th Ave	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 586-1700	157	13	11.7		113 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)								(n/a)										$27,603	$2,243	$21,195
Banner County High School	Public	9-12	200 School St	Harrisburg	69345	Banner County	Banner County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-5262	37	10	3.5		31 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$39,187	$1,162	$33,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Gering High School

What district is Gering High School in?

Gering Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Gering High School?

Students at Gering High School are 64% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

Is Gering High School a good school?

Gering High School ranks 106^th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Gering High School?

Gering High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Geil Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Northfield Elementary School
Middle : Gering Middle School

How many students attend Gering High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Gering High School.

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