State/Public High Open

Mitchell Secondary School

๐Ÿ“ 1819 19th Ave, Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County, 69357

268
Pupils
11.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mitchell Secondary School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heath Peters. It is part of the Mitchell Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Heath Peters
School district
Mitchell Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Mitchell Secondary School enrolls 268 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

Male students
146 (54%)
Female students
122 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.7
Student-teacher ratio
11.3:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White21379%
Hispanic or Latino4015%
Two or more races145.2%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

120 of the school's 268 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 35 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

Rural, DistantGrades 7โ€“12Title I

Mitchell Secondary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.

School district: MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mitchell Secondary School is one of 3 schools in MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in MITCHELL, Nebraska. The district serves 655 students district-wide and employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Mitchell Secondary School is larger than the district average of about 218 students per school.

655
District students
3
Schools
48
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
13%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Rural - Distant

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