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Schools in Dunning

Dunning’s public schools

Sandhills Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunning. 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 95% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$39.0K
▲ 150% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
4.8
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
84 students on the public path
In brief

Dunning’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dunning’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Elementary School at Halsey places highest (better than 49%); High School at Dunning lowest (49%). 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 Dunning, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Elementary School at Halseyin HalseyB−
7–12High School at DunningSandhills Public SchoolsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sandhills 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.

Sandhills Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 84 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 4.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$38,952NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 47.1% · 44 students tested
Math44%
State average 46% · 44 students tested

Dunning vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dunning—Sandhills

Every school in Dunning

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 Dunningby address
High School at Dunning
High · Grades 7–12
B−
34 students4:1Rate it →
Also serving Dunningin other towns
Elementary School at Halsey
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Halsey
B−
50 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Dunning’s schools

Are Dunning’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dunning. Sandhills Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunning. 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 Dunning in?

Sandhills Public Schools.

Where do Dunning kids go to high school?

High School at Dunning.

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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.