School and Community Description

   Lexington High School serves 743 students in grades 9-12 in Lexington, Nebraska.  It is part of a district that serves 2,526 students.  There are also 4 elementary schools (K-5) and one middle school (6-8).  An early learning center located at Tyson Fresh Meats provides services to children ages 3 to pre-kindergarten.
    The school and community value and celebrate its ethnic diversity.  According to the 2000 census, 3,424 of the community's 10,011 residents were born in a country other than the United States.  Many of those who live and work in Lexington as 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation Americans are reminded by the presence of these new Americans of the struggles and hopes their own families experienced as first generation arrivals to a new place..
    Across the school district, twenty-five per cent of our students are White not Hispanic, 73% Hispanic, with the other 2% being Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native and Black not Hispanic.  Seventy-one percent of our students receive free and reduced lunches and our mobility rate stands at 41%.  Twenty-seven percent of our students are English Language Learners.   (Data - Spring2005)
    Lexington is located 221 miles west of Omaha in south central Nebraska, north of Interstate 80 and on Highway 30. Within this agriculturally based community, there are 11 manufacturing plants, all of them non-union, employing 2,759.  The largest employer is Tyson Fresh Meats with a work force of 2,450. 
    Lexington has numerous recreational opportunities that continue to be expanded.  Not only is Johnson Lake Recreational Area less than 10 minutes away, facilities within Lexington are constantly upgraded.  Within in the last 10 years a new aquatic center has been built and expanded.  A 35 acre complex for soccer, baseball, and softball was built, six new tennis courts were added, and existing parks continue to be renovated and made larger.
    A visible sign of the community's commitment to the value of literacy and equal access to information for all people is the construction of a new 20,000 square foot public library. It opened in November 2005. 


Lexington Public Schools Mission Statement

"To develop capable and responsible lifelong learners.  With the cooperation of family, school and community, we will prepare students for the global challenges and the opportunities of the future."
   

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