📍 300 M St, Aurora, Hamilton County, 68818
Aurora High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aurora, Hamilton County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Douglas Kittle. It is part of the Aurora Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Aurora High School enrolls 374 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 374 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Aurora High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 34.
Aurora High School is one of 4 schools in AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in AURORA, Nebraska. The district serves 1,230 students district-wide and employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, Aurora High School is larger than the district average of about 308 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant