Other / mixed grade configuration · Curtis, NE

Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School

Federal NCES profile for Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 317360001812
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
77
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
89
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Nebraska schools.

49
Resource Index · Higher
5.7:1
small classes for Nebraska
48.9%
free-lunch eligible
57
students enrolled

Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

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

-9 students YoY

Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School shrank from 92 students in 2022-23 to 83 in 2023-24 (-9.8%).

Teacher FTE lost 11.0 → 10.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-9 students YoY 317360001812 · Curtis, NE Other · SMALL · TRAD

57 enr · 5.7:1 · 48.9% lunch · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Medicine Valley Elementary (97 students)

Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School shrank from 92 students in 2022-23 to 83 in 2023-24 (-9.8%). Teacher FTE lost 11.0 → 10.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Nebraska schools → · Find another →

How Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School compares

Medicine Valley Jr-Sr 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 5.7:1 ▼ 58% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 48.9% ▲ 58% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 57 top 90% - -

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

5.7:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
57
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
48.9%
free-lunch eligible - 58% above the Nebraska average of 30.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5.7:1
students per teacher - 58% below state mean
Top 3% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
64.9%
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
$21,474
per pupil, district-wide - above Nebraska avg of $18,497
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 57 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 22.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 43.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 84.2%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0%
African American 5.3%
Asian 3.5%

Largest group: White at 84.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.2, Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

District finance for Medicine Valley Public Schools reports $21,474 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Medicine Valley Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Medicine Valley Public Schools · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Nationwide other 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 Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School

How many students attend Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School?

Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School has 57 students enrolled. It is a public school in Curtis, NE. CCD year-over-year: 92 (2022-23) → 83 (2023-24), down 9.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School is 5.7:1, which is 58% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 64% 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 Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School?

48.9% of students at Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School?

The largest demographic group at Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School is White at 84.2% of enrollment, in Curtis, NE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School?

Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Medicine Valley Public Schools?

Besides Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School, Medicine Valley Public Schools also operates Medicine Valley Elementary (97 students). See the Medicine Valley Public Schools 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.