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Fairbury Jr-sr High School

๐Ÿ“ 1501 9th St, Fairbury, Jefferson County, 68352

377
Pupils
10.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Fairbury Jr-sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fairbury, Jefferson County. The school has 377 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Schwarzenbach. It is part of the Fairbury Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
David Schwarzenbach
School district
Fairbury Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Fairbury Jr-sr High School enrolls 377 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.

Male students
197 (52%)
Female students
180 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Student-teacher ratio
10.8:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White33088%
Hispanic or Latino297.7%
Two or more races143.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native41.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

206 of the school's 377 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 7โ€“12Title I

Fairbury Jr-sr 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 32.

School district: FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Fairbury Jr-sr High School is one of 3 schools in FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in FAIRBURY, Nebraska. The district serves 906 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 377 students, Fairbury Jr-sr High School is larger than the district average of about 302 students per school.

906
District students
3
Schools
75
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
84%
Graduation rate
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (2) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Town - Remote

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