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Santee Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Hill Township and Santee.

Hill Township’s Schools page →

Students
208
Schools
3
Spent per student
$42,603
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
7:1
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Santee Community Schools

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 44 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 45 pts below the state
  • Spends 173% more per student than the NE average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.4% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $8,125 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 1% 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
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Hill Township 772Santee 429

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hill Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Isanti Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Isanti Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Isanti High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 46% · 101 students tested
Reading / language arts0–5%
State average 47.1% · 102 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 17 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
$42,603 per student · 173% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 3%State 41%Federal 57%

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

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

Enrollment over time
258’21
239’22
229’23
208’24

Down 19.4% since 2021–22.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 90%White 4%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Isanti Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niobrara
D−
120 students9:1
Isanti Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Niobrara
49 students10:1
Isanti High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Niobrara
D−
39 students4:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bloomfield Community SchoolsAddison Township, Harrison Township, Peoria Township
$20,429per student
Crofton Community SchoolsAddison Township, Herrick Township
$18,197per student
Niobrara Public SchoolsUnion Township
$25,018per student

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.