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Schools in Big Springs

Big Springs’s public schools

South Platte Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Springs. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.1K
▲ 42% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
211 students on the public path
In brief

Big Springs’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Big Springs’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. South Platte High School places highest (better than 18%); So Platte Elem at Big Springs lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Big Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6So Platte Elem at Big SpringsSouth Platte Public SchoolsD
7–12South Platte High SchoolSouth Platte Public SchoolsC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Platte Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

South Platte Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 211 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$22,104NE $15,602 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 47.1% · 119 students tested
Math22%
State average 46% · 119 students tested

Big Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Big Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Springs—South Platte

Every school in Big Springs

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Big Springsby address
So Platte Elem at Big Springs
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
103 students10:1Rate it →
South Platte High School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
108 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Springs’s schools

Are Big Springs’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Springs. South Platte Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Springs. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Springs in?

South Platte Public Schools.

Where do Big Springs kids go to high school?

South Platte High School.

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What Big Springs families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.