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C+

Sutherland Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sutherland.

Sutherland’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Nebraska school districts

Students
283
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,524
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
The gist

What stands out about Sutherland Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Nebraska districts
  • Spends 32% more per student than the NE average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Sutherland 1,225

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sutherland. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 46% · 157 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 47.1% · 157 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 29 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
$20,524 per student · 32% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 22%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
344’20
347’21
305’22
294’23
283’24

Down 17.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 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.

Sutherland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sutherland
B+
164 students15:1
Sutherland High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Sutherland
C+
119 students8:1

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.