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Sioux County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Harrison.

Harrison’s Schools page →

Students
78
Schools
4
Spent per student
$38,523
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sioux County Public Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Nebraska districts
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 147% more per student than the NE average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $8,487 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% 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 below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harrison. Grade by grade →

PK–8Harrison Grade SchoolThis district
9–12Sioux County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 46% · 44 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 47.1% · 44 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 86% · 6 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$38,523 per student · 147% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 83%State 17%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
101’20
100’21
89’22
88’23
78’24

Down 22.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 3%

Schools in the district

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

Harrison Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Harrison
C+
32 students7:1
Chalk Butte School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Morrill
16 students8:1
Pink School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Marsland
6 students3:1
Sioux County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrison
24 students3:1

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.