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Mitchell Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mitchell.

Mitchell’s School Grade B better than 61% of Nebraska school districts

Students
655
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,907
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mitchell Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2022–23
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $182 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mitchell. Grade by grade →

PK–6Mitchell Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Mitchell Secondary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 46% · 328 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 47.1% · 328 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.3% · 41 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$15,907 per student · 2% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 55%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
620’22
604’23
655’24

Up 5.6% since 2022–23.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

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.