📍 609 Whitney St, Pender, Thurston County, 68047
Pender High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pender, Thurston County. The school has 182 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Luke Hoffman. It is part of the Pender Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pender High School enrolls 182 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 182 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Pender High 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 17.
Pender High School is one of 2 schools in PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in PENDER, Nebraska. The district serves 433 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 182 students, Pender High School is smaller than the district average of about 217 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant