📍 401 S Pine St, Valley, Douglas County, 68064
Douglas Co West High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Valley, Douglas County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Knott. It is part of the Douglas Co West Community Schs school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Douglas Co West High School enrolls 300 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 259 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
71 of the school's 300 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Douglas Co West High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-20, state senate district 39.
Douglas Co West High School is one of 4 schools in DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS, based in VALLEY, Nebraska. The district serves 1,096 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 300 students, Douglas Co West High School is close to the district average of about 274 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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