School district · Nebraska
Grand Island Public Schools
Grand Island Public Schools in Nebraska: 23 public schools with 9,983 students and 15.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,130 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 23
- Students
- 9,983
- Students per teacher
- 15.5
- NE 13.7 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,130
- 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)
- 644
- Counselors (FTE)
- 24.1
- Students per counselor
- 415
- NE 331 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 12.3
- Librarians (FTE): 13.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Nebraska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Nebraska: 59%42%proficient
A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Nebraska
Median 66% · 167 school districts compared
4,454 students tested, grades 3–8 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Nebraska: 58%48%proficient
A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Nebraska
Median 71% · 142 school districts compared
4,447 students tested, grades 3–8 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
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.
- Federal
- 14% · $22.7M
- State
- 51% · $83.5M
- Local
- 36% · $58.7M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,296
- Support services
- $4,073
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $6.3M
- Long-term debt
- $89.7M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O'connor Early Learning CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 278 | 30.3 | — | — |
Dodge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 436 | 15.0 | — | 27% |
Engleman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 448 | 18.5 | 60% | 74% |
Gates Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 284 | 16.0 | — | 54% |
Howard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 484 | 16.8 | 31% | — |
Jefferson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 352 | 14.5 | — | 50% |
Knickrehm Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 263 | 15.8 | — | 64% |
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 328 | 14.9 | — | — |
Newell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 348 | 13.7 | 51% | 75% |
Seedling Mile Elem SchoolFree meals for all | 1–5 | 87 | 8.4 | — | — |
Shoemaker Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 438 | 16.1 | 48% | 54% |
| Pre-K–5 | 453 | 15.8 | 39% | 44% | |
Stolley Park Elem SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 258 | 13.4 | 48% | 68% |
Wasmer Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 373 | 14.9 | — | — |
West Lawn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 338 | 14.4 | — | — |
Barr Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 648 | 12.6 | 43% | 43% |
Walnut Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 777 | 13.8 | 41% | 44% |
Westridge Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 694 | 13.7 | 53% | 52% |
Career Pathways InstituteAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Grand Island Senior High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,696 | 17.8 | — | — |
Indra HouseSpecial education | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Islander AnnexAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Skills AcademyAlternative | Pre-K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 123 S Webb Rd, Grand Island, NE 68803
- Phone
- (308)385-5900
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.