Wheeler Central High

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Bartlett, Nebraska

Wheeler Central High in Bartlett, Nebraska enrolled 46 students in 2024-25 with 8.5 full-time teachers, 5.4 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

44 students in 2022-23, 44 students in 2023-24, 46 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.6 to 8.5.

Students enrolled at Wheeler Central High by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 44, 2024-25: 4602040602022-23442023-24442024-2546
Students enrolled at Wheeler Central High by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 44, 2024-25: 4602040602022-23442023-24442024-2546
Students enrolled at Wheeler Central High by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 44, 2024-25: 4602040602022-23442023-24442024-2546
Students enrolled at Wheeler Central High by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 44, 2024-25: 4602040602022-23442023-24442024-2546
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23448.65.1
2023-24448.45.3
2024-25468.55.4

5.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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; Wheeler Central High 5.4; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherWheeler Central High 5.4state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Wheeler Central High 5.4; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherWheeler Central High 5.4state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Wheeler Central High 5.4; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherWheeler Central High 5.4state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Wheeler Central High 5.4; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherWheeler Central High 5.4state median 10.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wheeler Central High enrolled 36 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.5% of students were White, 4.3% Hispanic, 2.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White93.5%
  2. Hispanic4.3%
  3. Black2.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Wheeler Central High scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNebraska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220% or less30‑39%47.1%
Math, 2022-2340‑59%30‑39% (2021-22)58.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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.

What to look at next about Wheeler Central High

  1. Elgin High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 25 miles away: 79 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  2. Compare Wheeler Central High with Elgin High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Wheeler Central Schools spends per student$28,339 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,339
  4. The largest public schools in NebraskaWheeler Central High is the number 255 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#255 of 268
  5. Nebraska schools by students per teacher5.4 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.5.4:1
  6. 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 Wheeler Central High

  1. How many students attend Wheeler Central High?
    46 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 44 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bartlett, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wheeler Central High?
    5.4 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 Wheeler Central High a Title I school?
    Wheeler Central High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wheeler Central High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wheeler Central High scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Wheeler Central High in?
    Wheeler Central Schools, NCES district ID 3178670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317867001726 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, 2021-22 and 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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