📍 532 Northern Heights, Seward, Seward County, 68434
Seward High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Seward, Seward County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Axt. It is part of the Seward Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seward High School enrolls 501 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 462 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 501 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Seward High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-10, state senate district 24.
Seward High School is one of 3 schools in SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in SEWARD, Nebraska. The district serves 1,485 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, Seward High School is close to the district average of about 495 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant