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Winside Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Winside, and parts of Hoskins.

Winside’s Schools page →

Students
246
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,594
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$14.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Winside Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 32% more per student than the NE average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.2M, about $57,833 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Winside. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 46% · 117 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 47.1% · 117 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 9 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
$20,594 per student · 32% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 34%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
241’20
241’21
244’22
249’23
246’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <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.

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.