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NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Grand Island, Nebraska · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

1,445
Students enrolled
5
Public schools
96
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.0:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 32
  • Kindergarten 72
  • Grade 1 74
  • Grade 2 81
  • Grade 3 80
  • Grade 4 81
  • Grade 5 85
  • Grade 6 85
  • Grade 7 83
  • Grade 8 92
  • Grade 9 180
  • Grade 10 169
  • Grade 11 167
  • Grade 12 164

By race/ethnicity

  • White 84%
  • Hispanic/Latino 13%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Black or African American <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 262 of 1,413 students in the 4 of its 5 schools that report
  • Free lunch 13%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$15,051 spent per student on day-to-day operations Nebraska median: $18,490 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,487
  • Support services $6,017
  • Other (food service, etc.) $547

Where the money comes from

  • Local 41%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 4%

Total revenue $22.5 milliontotal spending $22.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: FringeStudents: 53% rural, 47% city

Total staff (FTE)

185

District office

2710 N NORTH RD, Grand Island NE 68803

County

Hall County

Official website

NCES District ID

3174580

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About NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOL MISSION-Northwest Public Schools are committed to maximizing learning for all students while fostering a safe environment that promotes positive citizenship.BELIEF STATEMENTS-We believe in modeling and teaching the qualities of good character.We believe student learning is the chief priority and the primary focus of all school-based decisions.We believe that raising student achievement requires a collaborative effort.We believe that we need to teach problem solving skills necessary for students to become independent, productive, responsible citizens.We believe curriculum, differentiated instruction, and assessment should meet the needs of all learners.We believe life long learning is a process shared by students, teachers, administrators, parents and community.We believe in helping students discover their aptitudes and talents as they work towards maximizing potential.We believe every individual has the right to a safe, secure, and positive educational environment.We believe students learn best when engaged, challenged, and respected.
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