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C+

Giltner Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Giltner.

Giltner’s Schools page →

Students
243
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,090
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Giltner Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Nebraska districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the NE average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $453 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Giltner. Grade by grade →

PK–6Giltner Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Giltner High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 46% · 115 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 47.1% · 115 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$18,090 per student · 16% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 36%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
215’20
245’21
246’22
244’23
243’24

Up 13% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 5%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

2 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.