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McPherson County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Tryon.

Tryon’s Schools page →

Students
60
Schools
2
Spent per student
$45,462
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
5:1
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about McPherson County Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 191% more per student than the NE average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $817 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tryon. Grade by grade →

PK–6Tryon ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency50–59%
State average 46% · 32 students tested
Reading / language arts50–59%
State average 47.1% · 32 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 86% · 9 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$45,462 per student · 191% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 19%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
61’20
57’21
52’22
52’23
60’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 98%Hispanic 2%

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.