School district · Nebraska

West Point Public Schools

West Point Public Schools in Nebraska: 3 public schools with 740 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,504 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 3
Students: 740
Students per teacher: 10.9; NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,504; 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): 68.1
Counselors (FTE): 3.0
Students per counselor: 247; 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%

76%proficient

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 66% · 167 school districts compared

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

Math

Nebraska: 58%

72%proficient

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 71% · 142 school districts compared

277 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

$12.6K15

$13.9K16

$14.3K17

$14.9K18

$14.5K19

$14.8K20

$15.4K21

$16.6K22

$16.6K23

$17.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.7% · $1.3M
State: 24% · $3.5M
Local: 68% · $10.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,166
Support services: $5,373
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $730K
Long-term debt: $2.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
West Point Elementary School	Pre-K–4	334	13.3	69%	80%	West Point
West Point - Beemer Middle School	5–8	181	10.8	79%	68%	West Point
West Point-Beemer High School	9–12	225	8.6	—	—	West Point

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: 1200 E Washington, West Point, NE 68788
Phone: (402)372-5860

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.