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Seward Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Seward, Ulysses Township, Staplehurst, Garland, Ulysses, Goehner and Bee, and parts of Read Township.

Seward’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Nebraska school districts

Students
1,485
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,245
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Debt
$11.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Seward Public Schools

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the NE average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.6M, about $7,816 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Seward 7,892Ulysses Township 317Staplehurst 229Garland 210Ulysses 190Goehner 177Bee 168

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Seward. Grade by grade →

PK–4Seward Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Seward Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Seward High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency76%
State average 46% · 759 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 47.1% · 758 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.3% · 123 in the class

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
$14,245 per student · 9% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 28%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,540’20
1,520’21
1,496’22
1,471’23
1,485’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <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.

Seward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Seward
A
558 students15:1
Seward Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Seward
A
416 students13:1
Seward High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seward
A
511 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

David City Public SchoolsUnion Township
$18,703per student
East Butler Public SchoolsPlum Creek Township
$25,742per student
Shelby-Rising City Public SchoolsReading Township
$17,978per 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.