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Homer High School

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Homer High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Homer, Nebraska, with a total enrollment of 191 students. The school is part of the Homer Community Schools district, which is ranked 151 out of 182 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Homer High School has had a relatively stable four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84% to 95.4% over the past few years, it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools, with its highest ranking being 95 out of 168 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.3% to 28.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Homer High School's test scores, particularly in mathematics, have been consistently lower than the state averages, with only 42.86% of 11th-grade students being proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 42.11%.

When comparing Homer High School to nearby schools, such as Pender High School, located about 18 miles away, the differences in performance are quite stark. Pender High School consistently outperforms Homer High School in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates, suggesting that there may be significant differences in the quality of education and resources available at these schools, despite their geographic proximity.

205

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,465

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

212 S 3rd
Homer, NE 68030-0340

(402) 698-2377

District: Homer Community Schools

Feeder schools for Homer High School:

Elementary:

Homer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

American Indian:

19.5%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 43rd in 2024

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (50% vs 56% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Nebraska avg56%

Not ranked this year

Homer High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

55^th of 118Homer Community 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	143 of 200	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.3	123 of 238	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	151 of 249	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	138 of 223	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	210 of 247	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	201 of 225	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.7	163 of 236	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.4	123 of 255	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	30.3	205 of 256	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.6	225 of 252	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.8	179 of 248	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	205 of 255	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	225 of 246	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	39.5	186 of 254	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	72.5	21 of 243	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	66.9	55 of 245	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	66.1	69 of 227	69.6%	★★★★☆
2006	67.4	64 of 226	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	52.5	77 of 146	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	103 of 150	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	96 of 137	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	133 of 156	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	129 of 147	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	63.3	52 of 144	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	44 of 118	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	41.6	99 of 156	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.1	29 of 144	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	95 of 141	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	93 of 217	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	131 of 234	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	132 of 204	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	183 of 222	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	164 of 203	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	95 of 168	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	153 of 215	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	163 of 202	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	169 of 209	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	110 of 217	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	11.9	201 of 219	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	187 of 219	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.2	142 of 246	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	191 of 242	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	193 of 247	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.4	134 of 247	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	182 of 245	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	62.0	89 of 252	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	129 of 249	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	79.9	4 of 251	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	63.9	84 of 252	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.3	83 of 247	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	85 of 249	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	84 of 138	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	143 of 206	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	156 of 196	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	124 of 200	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	59 of 207	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	10.5	192 of 205	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)64th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2023)47th percentile~ school

Male (2023)37th percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)33rd percentile+4 vs school

High school

White (2023)31st percentile~ school

Female (2022)20th percentile~ school

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Schools Near Homer High School

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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 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	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
Homer High School	Public	7-12	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 698-2377	205	17	12.2	46.3%	143 (69.8%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (19.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)	56.1		52.9				46.0			$20,465	$215	$17,446
Winnebago High School	Public	9-12	202 Osborne St	Winnebago	68071	Thurston County	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 878-2224	187	26	7.1		1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)										$38,180	$4,492	$30,299
South Sioux High School	Public	9-12	3301 G St	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 494-2433	1,193	73	16.4	64.6%	172 (14.4%)	94 (7.9%)	817 (68.5%)	38 (3.2%)	25 (2.1%)	17 (1.4%)	30 (2.5%)	15.5	125^th of 146 public high schools	14.4%		22	137^th of 168 public high schools	18.5%	12							37.7	33.3	34.3	$16,072	$1,011	$13,599
Walthill High School	Public	7-12	602 Main St	Walthill	68067	Thurston County	Walthill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 846-5432	151	14	10.7		2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)										$27,556	$2,497	$22,839
Emerson-Hubbard High School	Public	9-12	1503 Dakota St	Emerson	68733	Thurston County	Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 695-2636	71	10	7.3	53.5%	56 (78.9%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (9.9%)	2 (2.8%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)									55.6	$27,350	$1,178	$22,933
Umo N Ho N Nation High School	Public	9-12	470 Main St	Macy	68039	Thurston County	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 837-5622	170	26	6.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)										$53,810	$12,544	$37,039
Pender High School	Public	7-12	609 Whitney St	Pender	68047	Thurston County	Pender Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 385-3244	191	14	13.4	39.3%	167 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	88.3	12^th of 146 public high schools	91.8%		85.7	17^th of 168 public high schools	89.9%	5	76.7		82.5	66.7	84.9	76.2		70.4	70.4	$17,903	$00	$15,629
Allen High School	Public	7-12	126 E 5th	Allen	68710	Dixon County	Allen Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 635-2484	61	10	6.3	37.7%	55 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$33,384	$247	$32,268
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Homer High School

What district is Homer High School in?

Homer Community Schools

How many students attend Homer High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Homer High School.

What schools feed into Homer High School?

Homer High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Homer Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Homer High School?

Students at Homer High School are 70% White, 20% American Indian, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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