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Conestoga Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Murray and Nehawka.

Murray’s Schools page →

Students
697
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,946
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Conestoga Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Nebraska districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the NE average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $1,308 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Murray. Grade by grade →

PK–6Conestoga Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Conestoga Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 46% · 346 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47.1% · 347 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.3% · 49 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
$16,946 per student · 9% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 23%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
684’20
698’21
709’22
700’23
697’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Conestoga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Murray
A−
376 students12:1
Conestoga Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Murray
B−
321 students12:1

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.