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B−

Plainview Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Plainview and Brunswick, and parts of Cleveland Township, Columbia Township and Foster.

Plainview’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Nebraska school districts

Students
358
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,912
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
The gist

What stands out about Plainview Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of Nebraska districts
  • Spends 8% more per student than the NE average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Plainview 1,284Brunswick 159

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Plainview. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 46% · 174 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 47.1% · 174 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 24 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
$16,912 per student · 8% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 24%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
341’20
344’21
346’22
365’23
358’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 6%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <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.

Plainview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plainview
C+
207 students13:1
Plainview Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Plainview
A−
151 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bloomfield Community SchoolsCentral Township, Morton Township
$20,429per student
Creighton Community Public SchoolsCreighton Township
$18,457per student
Wausa Public SchoolsLincoln Township
$18,103per 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.