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Palmyra District OR-1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Bennet, Palmyra and Douglas.

Bennet’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Nebraska school districts

Students
724
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,831
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Debt
$30.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Palmyra District OR-1

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the NE average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $30.3M, about $41,844 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 244 Nebraska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bennet. Grade by grade →

PK–5Elementary at BennetThis district
6–8Palmyra Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 46% · 325 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.1% · 325 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.3% · 34 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,831 per student · 18% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 26%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
711’22
738’23
724’24

About steady since 2022–23.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nebraska.