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Sutton Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Sutton, Grafton Township, School Creek Township, Lewis Township, Sutton Township, Grafton, Eldorado Township, Sheridan Township, Bennett Township and Saronville, and parts of Logan Township, West Blue Township and Momence Township.

Sutton’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Nebraska school districts

Students
399
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,606
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sutton Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% more per student than the NE average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $2,085 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sutton. Grade by grade →

PK–6Sutton Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Sutton Secondary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65%
State average 46% · 205 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 47.1% · 205 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.3% · 33 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
$17,606 per student · 13% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 25%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
389’20
407’21
420’22
396’23
399’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 4%

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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.