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Stanton Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Stanton.

Stanton’s School Grade C better than 28% of Nebraska school districts

Students
377
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,577
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
The gist

What stands out about Stanton Community Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Nebraska districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% more per student than the NE average
  • 10 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stanton. Grade by grade →

PK–6Stanton Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Stanton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 46% · 186 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 47.1% · 186 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 21 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
$18,577 per student · 19% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 24%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
379’20
354’21
383’22
395’23
377’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 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.

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.