📍 1500 U St, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, 69341
Gering High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gering, Scotts Bluff County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mario Chavez. It is part of the Gering Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gering High School enrolls 581 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 371 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 31% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 581 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gering High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 48.
Gering High School is one of 6 schools in GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in GERING, Nebraska. The district serves 1,976 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, Gering High School is larger than the district average of about 329 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote