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Sandhills Public Schools

Sandhills Public Schools in Nebraska: 2 public schools with 84 students and 4.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $38,952 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
84
Students per teacher
4.8
NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$38,952
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)
17.5
Counselors (FTE)
0.5
Students per counselor
168
NE 331 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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
$21.0K15
$23.6K16
$23.7K17
$28.1K18
$29.1K19
$28.7K20
$28.6K21
$31.2K22
$37.3K23
$39.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.1% · $112K
State
21% · $761K
Local
76% · $2.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$20,548
Support services
$15,095
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$434K
Long-term debt
$153K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–6505.8
7–12343.9

Sources

Address
107 Gandy Ave, Dunning, NE 68833
Phone
(308)538-2224