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Superior Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Superior, Guide Rock and Hardy.

Superior’s School Grade D better than 9% of Nebraska school districts

Students
428
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,364
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
10:1
Debt
$4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Superior Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the NE average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4M, about $9,381 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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 below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Superior. Grade by grade →

PK–5Superior Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Superior Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Superior Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 46% · 205 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.1% · 205 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.3% · 45 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$18,364 per student · 18% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 26%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
425’20
410’21
410’22
418’23
428’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 7%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <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.

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.