Loup County High School

Taylor · NE · LOUP COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS · Public · K-12 combined


At a glance

Programs & features
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • Gifted & talented program
  • 2 calculus classes · 2 physics · 1 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 47% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 8% by test-taker volume

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How Loup County High School compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ LocallyNE students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: SARGENT HIGH SCHOOL, ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL, BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Moderate — some AP / advanced course access

Bottom 47% of US high schools

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Advanced math classes
4
2 calculus · 2 advanced
Lab science classes
3
2 physics · 1 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program
Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 8% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
5
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
19.2
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
11.1%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
0.0%
Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

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.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
23.3%
Elevated above the national average (~16%). Worth understanding — chronic absence compounds into dropout risk, transfer-out risk, and revenue loss.
Students absent 15+ days
7
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
38:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
1.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
18
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +8.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 38 students:

2025
41
2027
48
2029
56

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
SARGENT HIGH SCHOOL
SARGENT
Public 8.5 50 -19.4%
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL
ARCADIA
Public 27.1 32 —
BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
BURWELL
Public 13.2 79 -15.1%
CHAMBERS HIGH SCHOOL
CHAMBERS
Public 44.3 26 —
KEYA PAHA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
SPRINGVIEW
Public 75.5 28 —
HIGH SCHOOL AT DUNNING
DUNNING
Public 37.2 24 —
LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
LITCHFIELD
Public 43.6 29 —
THEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL
THEDFORD
Public 63.0 32 —

At a glance

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Loup County High School is a public high school in Taylor, NE, enrolling 38 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

5 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 8% of U.S. high schools.

It has about 38 students per school counselor.

23% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Loup County High School? Loup County High School is a public high school in Taylor, NE, enrolling 38 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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