School district · Nebraska

Plattsmouth Community Schools

Plattsmouth Community Schools in Nebraska: 4 public schools with 1,479 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,040 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 4
Students: 1,479
Students per teacher: 14.1; NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,040; 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): 105
Counselors (FTE): 2.0
Students per counselor: 740; NE 331 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.0; Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

59%proficient

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 66% · 167 school districts compared

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

Math

Nebraska: 58%

62%proficient

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 71% · 142 school districts compared

575 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

$10.6K15

$11.5K16

$11.7K17

$11.9K18

$12.0K19

$12.7K20

$14.5K21

$14.2K22

$14.1K23

$15.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $3M
State: 35% · $9M
Local: 53% · $13.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,759
Support services: $4,191
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $234K
Long-term debt: $19.8M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Plattsmouth Early Childhood	Pre-K	159	19.7	—	—	Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth Elementary School	Pre-K–4	460	14.2	60%	68%	Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth Middle School	5–8	386	13.6	59%	59%	Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth High School	9–12	474	13.2	—	—	Plattsmouth

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.

Sources

Address: 1912 Old Hwy 34, Plattsmouth, NE 68048
Phone: (402)296-3361

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.