📍 1710 Meridian Ave, Cozad, Dawson County, 69130
Cozad High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cozad, Dawson County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Corey Fisher. It is part of the Cozad Community Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cozad High School enrolls 260 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 191 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 22% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
123 of the school's 260 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Cozad High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 36.
Cozad High School is one of 4 schools in COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, based in COZAD, Nebraska. The district serves 965 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 260 students, Cozad High School is close to the district average of about 241 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote