School district · Nebraska

Bennington Public Schools

Bennington Public Schools in Nebraska: 8 public schools with 4,381 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,942 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
4,381
Students per teacher
14.1
NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,942
NE $15.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
312
Counselors (FTE)
12.0
Students per counselor
365
NE 331 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.8K15
$8.8K16
$8.6K17
$9.3K18
$9.0K19
$9.1K20
$9.8K21
$9.7K22
$11.3K23
$11.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.9% · $2M
State
39% · $27.1M
Local
58% · $39.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,607
Support services
$3,836
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.6M
Long-term debt
$171.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–554416.1
Pre-K–536813.3
Pre-K–543613.8
Pre-K–555612.7
Pre-K–537913.0
6–843112.0
6–859914.8
9–121,06815.4

Sources

Address
11620 N 156TH St, Bennington, NE 68007
Phone
(402)238-3044