Thedford High School

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At a glance

Programs & features

Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 11% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Thedford 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: MULLEN HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AT DUNNING, MC PHERSON COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 11% by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

21.9

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)

22.2%

Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

11.1%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

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.

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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

13.6%

Roughly average. The national post-COVID rate climbed to ~16% nationwide; this school is in the middle of the pack.

Students absent 15+ days

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 strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.

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

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

108:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

0.5

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

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 -1.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 54 students:

2025

2027

2029

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

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

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School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
MULLEN HIGH SCHOOL MULLEN	Public	24.6	45	—
HIGH SCHOOL AT DUNNING DUNNING	Public	26.6	24	—
MC PHERSON COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL TRYON	Public	35.5	32	—
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL ARCADIA	Public	83.8	32	—
WHEELER CENTRAL HIGH BARTLETT	Public	104.0	34	—
LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL LITCHFIELD	Public	92.7	29	—
KEYA PAHA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGVIEW	Public	72.2	28	—
ELBA SECONDARY SCHOOL ELBA	Public	114.3	38	—

At a glance

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Thedford High School is a public high school in Thedford, NE, enrolling 54 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

7 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 11% of U.S. high schools.

It has about 108 students per school counselor.

14% 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 Thedford High School? Thedford High School is a public high school in Thedford, NE, enrolling 54 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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