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

Gordon-Rushville High School

Federal NCES profile for Gordon-Rushville High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 310017001839
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
2
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Gordon-Rushville High School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Nebraska schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Nebraska schools.

54
Resource Index · Higher
7.8:1
small classes for Nebraska
125
students enrolled

Gordon-Rushville High School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-25 students YoY

Gordon-Rushville High School shrank from 152 students in 2022-23 to 127 in 2023-24 (-16.4%).

Teacher FTE lost 16.2 → 14.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-25 students YoY 310017001839 · Gordon, NE High · SMALL · TRAD

125 enr · 7.8:1 · RII 54

Nearest enrollment peer: Gordon-Rushville Elem-Gordon (156 students)

Gordon-Rushville High School shrank from 152 students in 2022-23 to 127 in 2023-24 (-16.4%). Teacher FTE lost 16.2 → 14.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Nebraska schools → · Find another →

Gordon-Rushville High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Gordon-Rushville High School reports 125 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Gordon-Rushville High School compares

Gordon-Rushville High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Nebraska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nebraska Nebraska avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.8:1 ▼ 42% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 125 top 72% - -

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

7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
125
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.8:1
students per teacher - 42% below state mean
Top 9% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
39.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,058
per pupil, district-wide - below Nebraska avg of $18,497
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 125 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 63.2%
Two or More 17.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.4%
Hispanic or Latino 8.8%

Largest group: White at 63.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.1, Gordon-Rushville High School is more mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 2
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Gordon-Rushville Public Schs reports $18,058 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Gordon-Rushville High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Gordon-Rushville Elem-Gordon Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Gordon-Rushville Ele-Rushville Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Gordon-Rushville Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Gordon-Rushville Public Schs · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Gordon-Rushville High School

How many students attend Gordon-Rushville High School?

Gordon-Rushville High School has 125 students enrolled. It is a high school in Gordon, NE. CCD year-over-year: 152 (2022-23) → 127 (2023-24), down 25.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Gordon-Rushville High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Gordon-Rushville High School is 7.8:1, which is 42% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 50% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gordon-Rushville High School?

The largest demographic group at Gordon-Rushville High School is White at 63.2% of enrollment, in Gordon, NE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Gordon-Rushville High School?

Gordon-Rushville High School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Gordon-Rushville Public Schs?

Besides Gordon-Rushville High School, Gordon-Rushville Public Schs also operates Gordon-Rushville Elem-Gordon (156 students), Gordon-Rushville Ele-Rushville (126 students), and Gordon-Rushville Middle School (114 students). See the Gordon-Rushville 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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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