School district · Nebraska

Meridian Public Schools

Meridian Public Schools in Nebraska: 2 public schools with 219 students and 9.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,995 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
219
Students per teacher
9.3
NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,995
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)
23.6
Counselors (FTE)
0.9
Students per counselor
243
NE 331 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.3
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

71%proficient

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 66% · 167 school districts compared

21 students tested, grades 3 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$14.7K15
$16.0K16
$15.0K17
$15.8K18
$14.9K19
$15.5K20
$18.5K21
$21.2K22
$19.7K23
$21.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.0% · $199K
State
34% · $1.7M
Local
62% · $3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,824
Support services
$7,234
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$110K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–611410.571%—
7–121058.3——

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
72380 560TH Ave, Daykin, NE 68338
Phone
(402)446-7265