Top Rankings
Pender School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 1%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 1%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 184 students in Pender School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public high schools in Nebraska.
Public High School in Pender School District have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the Nebraska public high school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Public High School in Pender School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the Nebraska average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Pender High School, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Nebraska or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public high school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
339 Schools
# Students
423 Students
106,970 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
8,163 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pender School District, which is ranked within the top 1% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1 out of 246 school districts
(Top 1%)
(Top 1%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
80%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-84%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.54
% American Indian
3%
1%
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
9%
22%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
84%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,028 is higher than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,400 is less than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,028
$15,464
Spending / Student
$16,400
$16,776
Best Pender School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pender High School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
609 Whitney St
Pender, NE 68047
(402) 385-3244
Pender, NE 68047
(402) 385-3244
Grades: 7-12
| 184 students
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