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C+

Sidney Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sidney.

Sidney’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Nebraska school districts

Students
980
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,295
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$10.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sidney Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Nebraska districts
  • Spends 8% less per student than the NE average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.6M, about $10,772 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Sidney 6,432

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sidney. Grade by grade →

1–3South Ward Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Sidney Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Sidney High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 46% · 644 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 47.1% · 644 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.3% · 90 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
$14,295 per student · 8% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 40%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,162’20
1,167’21
1,090’22
1,061’23
980’24

Down 15.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 9%Black 1%Two or more races 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools.

South Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Sidney
261 students14:1
West Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Sidney
B
238 students13:1
Sidney Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Sidney
B
152 students13:1
Sidney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sidney
B+
329 students14:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.