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Perkins County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Grant, Madrid, Venango and Elsie.

Grant’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Nebraska school districts

Students
429
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,424
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$1.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Perkins County Schools

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the NE average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.2M, about $2,716 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Grant 1,158Madrid 238Venango 151Elsie 102

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Grant. Grade by grade →

PK–6Perkins County Elementary SCHThis district
7–12Perkins County Junior- Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65–69%
State average 46% · 200 students tested
Reading / language arts65–69%
State average 47.1% · 200 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 22 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
$19,424 per student · 24% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 22%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
421’20
444’21
419’22
415’23
429’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 13%Black 1%Asian <1%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.

Perkins County Elementary SCH
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grant
B+
241 students12:1
Perkins County Junior- Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Grant
B+
188 students10:1

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.