Kearney Public Schools
Kearney Public Schools is a public school district based in Kearney, Nebraska, serving 6,066 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 404 students each, about the same as the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $10,252 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the Nebraska median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Kearney compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Kearney | Nebraska median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,252 | $12,277 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,428 | $7,814 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $71.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $79.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 390 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 823 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 357 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Nebraska median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Nebraska
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretna Public SchoolsGretna | 7,013 | 12 | $10,505 | 15.2 | #8 |
| Westside Community SchoolsOmaha | 6,330 | 14 | $14,112 | 14.2 | #9 |
| Kearney Public SchoolsKearney · this district | 6,066 | 15 | $10,252 | 15.6 | #10 |
| Fremont Public SchoolsFremont | 5,283 | 14 | $12,475 | 15.9 | #11 |
| Norfolk Public SchoolsNorfolk | 4,543 | 12 | $12,016 | 14.7 | #12 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainerd Public School DistrictBrainerd, MN | 6,079 | $13,036 | 14.9 |
| SanteeSantee, CA | 6,076 | $12,087 | 23.6 |
| Patterson Joint UnifiedPatterson, CA | 6,070 | $13,669 | 21.1 |
| Souderton Area School DistrictSouderton, PA | 6,061 | $17,896 | 13.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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