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Mullen Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mullen.

Mullen’s Schools page →

Students
158
Schools
3
Spent per student
$25,745
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
8:1
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mullen Public Schools

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 65% more per student than the NE average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $32 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% 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
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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 Mullen. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60–64%
State average 46% · 77 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 47.1% · 77 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 10 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
$25,745 per student · 65% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
167’20
175’21
163’22
165’23
158’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 6%

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.