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Mc Pherson County Schools

Mc Pherson County Schools in Nebraska: 2 public schools with 60 students and 5.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $45,462 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
60
Students per teacher
5.0
NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$45,462
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)
12.1
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
75
NE 331 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.1
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

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%

Not published: too few students tested.

Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Nebraska: 58%

Not published: too few students tested.

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
$23.1K15
$21.4K16
$25.1K17
$26.1K18
$30.3K19
$29.8K20
$32.0K21
$35.2K22
$41.8K23
$45.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.7% · $169K
State
19% · $570K
Local
75% · $2.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$27,635
Support services
$17,827
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$104K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–6204.7
7–12405.1

Sources

Address
525 Hwy 92, Tryon, NE 69167
Phone
(308)587-2262