West Hastings High School

Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Hastings, Nebraska

West Hastings High School in Hastings, Nebraska enrolled 22 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 7.3 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 58.4%).

Enrollment rose 57% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 45%

14 students in 2022-23, 22 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.5 to 3.0.

Students enrolled at West Hastings High School by school year2022-23: 14, 2024-25: 2201020302022-23142024-2522
Students enrolled at West Hastings High School by school year2022-23: 14, 2024-25: 2201020302022-23142024-2522
Students enrolled at West Hastings High School by school year2022-23: 14, 2024-25: 2201020302022-23142024-2522
Students enrolled at West Hastings High School by school year2022-23: 14, 2024-25: 2201020302022-23142024-2522
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23145.52.5
2024-25223.07.3

7.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Nebraska high schools

Among the 266 Nebraska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 7.3; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 7.3; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 7.3; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 7.3; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 7.3state median 10.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Who attends

31.8% of students were Black, 27.3% Hispanic, 22.7% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Black31.8%
  2. Hispanic27.3%
  3. American Indian22.7%
  4. White18.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at West Hastings High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 58.4% in math across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNebraska
Mathunder 50%not published58.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Hastings

3 public high schools in Hastings report 2024-25 enrollment; West Hastings High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hastings Senior High School99114.543.9%
Adams Central Jr-Sr High School45212.18.2%
West Hastings High School227.386.4%

All public schools in Hastings →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about West Hastings High School

  1. Hastings Senior High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 991 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Adams Central Jr-Sr High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 452 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  3. Compare West Hastings High School with Hastings Senior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much West Hastings School spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaWest Hastings High School is the number 267 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#267 of 268
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher7.3 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.7.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about West Hastings High School

  1. How many students attend West Hastings High School?
    22 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 14 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hastings, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at West Hastings High School?
    7.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is West Hastings High School a Title I school?
    West Hastings High School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at West Hastings High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at West Hastings High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 58.4% in math across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is West Hastings High School in?
    West Hastings School, NCES district ID 3100190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 310019002448 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22