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How West Hastings High School compares for families

What families should know about West Hastings High School.

  • LocallyNE students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: 18+ PROGRAM, SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL, HARVARD HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

86.4%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

77%
admit rate
$10,434
in-state tuition/yr · $28,584 out-of-state
1090–1330
SAT 25–75 · ACT 22–28

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,747/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Nebraska-Lincoln profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +25.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 22 students:

2025
28
2027
43
2029
68

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
18+ PROGRAM
HASTINGS
Public 4.8
SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
ROSELAND
Public 10.3 67 -13.0%
HARVARD HIGH SCHOOL
HARVARD
Public 18.5 50 -25.4%
GILTNER HIGH SCHOOL
GILTNER
Public 19.8 59 -4.8%
CAREER PATHWAYS INSTITUTE
GRAND ISLAND
Public 22.7
KENESAW SECONDARY SCHOOL
KENESAW
Public 11.3 94 +6.8%
ISLANDER ANNEX
GRAND ISLAND
Public 24.6
SKILLS ACADEMY
GRAND ISLAND
Public 24.6

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