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High Plains Community Jr./Sr. High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

345 S Pine, Polk, NE 68654 · (402) 765-3331 · Part of High Plains Community Schools

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Students
93
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about High Plains Community Jr./Sr. High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Nebraska’s public schools
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Polk kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6High Plains Community Elementary Schoolin Clarks
7–12High Plains Community Jr./Sr. High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 48.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Nebraska’s 882 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

345 S Pine, Polk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 712
Grade 819
Grade 96
Grade 1020
Grade 1114
Grade 1222
Enrollment over time
110’20
114’21
102’22
99’23
93’24

Down 15.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 15%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about High Plains Community Jr./Sr. High School from Polk families.

Other schools in High Plains Community Schools

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nebraska’s other public schools; Polk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.