“We didn't have a prom king.”
2011 Graduate of South Platte High School
The 2011 graduating class of South Platte High School is big news in Big Springs, Nebraska (population 371). That’s because it’s so darn small: five seniors, and all of them girls. It’s the smallest graduating class in Nebraska, and among the smallest in the nation. The girls also make up the smallest class at South Platte School, a K-12 with an average class size of 15-18 students and a kindergarten class bursting at the seams with 23 kids. The principal says the school is on a real growth spurt—he expects 190 students next year.
Looking at the numbers, it appears good things do come in small packages. For the 2011 graduating class of South Platte High School:
· Budget: $15,665 per student (national average, $10,259)
· Student-to-teacher ratio: 5 to 1 (national average, 16 to 1)
· Graduation rate: 100 percent (national average, 68.8 percent)
· Graduation ceremony: Short and sweet
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