School district · Nebraska

Minden Public Schools

Minden Public Schools in Nebraska: 3 public schools with 794 students and 11.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,223 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
794
Students per teacher
11.5
NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,223
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)
68.9
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
397
NE 331 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
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%

66%proficient

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 66% · 167 school districts compared

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

Math

Nebraska: 58%

71%proficient

A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 71% · 142 school districts compared

281 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$13.0K15
$12.9K16
$13.5K17
$13.3K18
$13.0K19
$13.5K20
$14.0K21
$14.4K22
$15.5K23
$17.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.7% · $655K
State
23% · $4.1M
Local
73% · $12.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,134
Support services
$6,412
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.7M
Long-term debt
$17.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–323911.172%74%
4–828311.965%70%
9–1227211.6——

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
543 West Fifth, Minden, NE 68959
Phone
(308)832-2440