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B+

Stapleton Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Stapleton and Gandy.

Stapleton’s Schools page →

Students
154
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,212
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$2.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Stapleton Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 42% more per student than the NE average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.3M, about $15,227 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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
Stapleton 252Gandy 29

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stapleton. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55–59%
State average 46% · 90 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 47.1% · 91 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 18 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
$22,212 per student · 42% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 30%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
195’20
188’21
180’22
165’23
154’24

Down 21% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian 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.

Stapleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Stapleton
A
90 students8:1
Stapleton High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Stapleton
A−
64 students7:1

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.