District profile / Nebraska

Northwest Public Schools

Grand Island, Nebraska · Public school district · #31 of 45 Nebraska districts by enrollment

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1,445

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,218

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Nebraska median

15.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Nebraska median 14.5

Northwest Public Schools is a public school district based in Grand Island, Nebraska, serving 1,445 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #31 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 289 students each, fewer than the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $13,218 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Nebraska median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.

How Northwest compares

NorthwestNebraska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,218

Nebraska median $12,277 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,863

Nebraska median $7,814 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school289

Nebraska median 400 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.1

Nebraska median 14.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor361

Nebraska median 402 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 50%Local 45%

Measure	Northwest	Nebraska median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,218	$12,277	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,863	$7,814	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	96	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	184	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.1	14.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	361	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Seward Public SchoolsSeward	1,485	3	$12,123	14.0	#29
Plattsmouth Community SchoolsPlattsmouth	1,479	4	$14,519	14.2	#30
Northwest Public SchoolsGrand Island · this district	1,445	5	$13,218	15.1	#31
Nebraska City Public SchoolsNebraska City	1,413	4	$12,687	14.3	#32
Mc Cook Public SchoolsMc Cook	1,345	5	$13,221	14.0	#33

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Delmar School DistrictDelmar, DE	1,445	$10,966	20.1
Mount Vernon School District 80Mount Vernon, IL	1,445	$18,930	13.8
Lincoln-SudburySudbury, MA	1,445	$23,089	11.4
Somerset School DistrictSomerset, WI	1,445	$13,610	15.2

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ne-northwest-public-schools