📍 802 Highland, Wakefield, Wayne County, 68784
Wakefield High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wakefield, Wayne County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matt Brenn. It is part of the Wakefield Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% 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.
Wakefield High School enrolls 225 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino and 40% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 60% |
| White | 89 | 40% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 225 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Wakefield 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.
Wakefield High School is one of 2 schools in WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in WAKEFIELD, Nebraska. The district serves 575 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, Wakefield High School is smaller than the district average of about 288 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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