High school (grades 9-12) · Geneva, NE

Fillmore Central High School

Federal NCES profile for Fillmore Central High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 310011800993
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fillmore Central High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Nebraska schools.

47
Resource Index · Typical
10.9:1
small classes for Nebraska
28.1%
free-lunch eligible
175
students enrolled

Fillmore Central High School has class sizes smaller than 71% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

175

Nebraska · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.9:1

vs 13.5:1 Nebraska avg

-19% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

28.1%

vs 30.9% Nebraska avg

-9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fillmore Central High School compares with Nebraska and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Fillmore Central High School

Fillmore Central High School is a mid-sized high school in Geneva, Nebraska, enrolling 175 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Nebraska schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 28.1% lands close to the Nebraska typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 175 students, its enrollment sits close to the Nebraska median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,003 scored Nebraska schools.

Against 204 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #105.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 261 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Fillmore Central Public Schs also operates Fillmore Central Elementary (253 students) and Fillmore Central Middle School (169 students) alongside Fillmore Central High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Fillmore Central High School compares

Fillmore Central High School on the metrics families compare, against Nebraska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nebraska Nebraska avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.9:1 ▼ 19% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.1% ▼ 9% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 175 top 61% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
175
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
28.1%
free-lunch eligible - 9% below the Nebraska average of 30.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.9:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 29% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 71% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,152
per pupil, district-wide - below Nebraska avg of $17,680
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.7 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 84.6%
Hispanic or Latino 6.9%
African American 5.1%
Two or More 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%

Largest group: White at 84.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.6, Fillmore Central High School is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fillmore Central Public Schs, which includes Fillmore Central High School.

$15,152
Per student
-14%
vs Nebraska
Avg $17,680
-9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.1%
State 19.2%
Federal 9.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Fillmore Central High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Fillmore Central Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Fillmore Central Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fillmore Central High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fillmore Central Public Schs · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Nebraska, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Fillmore Central High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Fillmore Central High School

How many students attend Fillmore Central High School?

Fillmore Central High School has 175 students enrolled. It is a high school in Geneva, NE.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fillmore Central High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fillmore Central High School is 10.9:1, which is 19% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Fillmore Central High School?

28.1% of students at Fillmore Central High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fillmore Central High School?

The largest demographic group at Fillmore Central High School is White at 84.6% of enrollment, in Geneva, NE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fillmore Central High School?

Fillmore Central High School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Fillmore Central High School a good school?

Fillmore Central High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Nebraska schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Fillmore Central Public Schs?

Besides Fillmore Central High School, Fillmore Central Public Schs also operates Fillmore Central Elementary (253 students) and Fillmore Central Middle School (169 students). See the Fillmore Central Public Schs district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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