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Kearney Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 1,635 students in Kearney Public Schools School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Nebraska.
Public High Schools in Kearney Public Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 49% (versus the Nebraska public high school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Public High School in Kearney Public School School District have a Graduation Rate of 90%, which is more than the Nebraska average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Kearney High School, with 90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Nebraska or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public high school average of 33% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
15 Schools
334 Schools
# Students
6,177 Students
105,452 Students
# Teachers
375 Teachers
8,039 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Kearney Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#74 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
48%
Graduation Rate
90%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.52
# American Indian Students
29 Students
1,372 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
57 Students
2,658 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
904 Students
20,423 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
19%
# Black Students
140 Students
6,571 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
4,895 Students
70,368 Students
% White Students
79%
67%
# Hawaiian Students
24 Students
166 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
128 Students
3,894 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
493
32
# Students in K Grade:
529
-
# Students in 1st Grade:
466
-
# Students in 2nd Grade:
482
-
# Students in 3rd Grade:
450
-
# Students in 4th Grade:
453
-
# Students in 5th Grade:
434
-
# Students in 6th Grade:
409
1
# Students in 7th Grade:
417
3,897
# Students in 8th Grade:
409
3,902
# Students in 9th Grade:
417
23,686
# Students in 10th Grade:
416
24,328
# Students in 11th Grade:
374
24,010
# Students in 12th Grade:
428
25,596
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,783 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,508. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,609 is less than the state median of $16,823. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$79 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$72 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,783
$15,508
Spending / Student
$11,609
$16,823
Best Kearney Public Schools School District Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kearney High School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2702 West 11th Street
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-8060
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-8060
Grades: 9-12
| 1,635 students
Rank: n/an/a
Hanny Arram Center
Alternative School
3907 6th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-8111
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-8111
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
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