School district · Nebraska

Hastings Public Schools

Hastings Public Schools in Nebraska: 8 public schools with 3,789 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,763 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,789
Students per teacher
13.9
NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,763
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)
273
Counselors (FTE)
12.0
Students per counselor
316
NE 331 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.7
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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%

48%proficient

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 66% · 167 school districts compared

1,559 students tested, grades 3–8 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Nebraska: 58%

50%proficient

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 71% · 142 school districts compared

1,559 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.4K15
$10.9K16
$11.2K17
$11.5K18
$12.1K19
$11.8K20
$12.2K21
$13.0K22
$13.8K23
$13.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.0% · $5.2M
State
51% · $29.7M
Local
40% · $23.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,857
Support services
$4,257
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.8M
Long-term debt
$39.6M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K50143.9——
Pre-K–526711.552%—
Pre-K–534311.852%—
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–528910.351%—
Pre-K–530512.053%55%
Pre-K–533612.953%55%
6–875712.348%54%
9–1299114.5——

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
1515 West 8TH Street, Hastings, NE 68901
Phone
(402)461-7500