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Gretna Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Gretna.
Students
7,013
Schools
12
Spent per student
$13,044
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Debt
$420.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Gretna Public Schools
- School Grade A: better than 90% of Nebraska districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts above the state
- Spends 16% less per student than the NE average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 10.6% since 2021
- Debt of $420.5M, about $59,955 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Beacon View.
PK–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NE
2020–21Math proficiency64%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 48.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 86%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,044 per student · 16% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 32%Federal 2%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,339’21
6,529’22
6,788’23
7,013’24
Up 10.6% since 2021.
Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Squire John Thomas Elementary
A−499 students15:1
Harvest Hills Elementary School
489 students16:1
Whitetail Creek Elementary
A481 students16:1
Palisades Elementary School
A+454 students16:1
Falling Waters Elementary School
B+417 students15:1
Aspen Creek Elementary School
A−416 students16:1
Gretna Elementary School
A374 students13:1
Cedar Hollow Elementary
272 students14:1
Aspen Creek Middle School
A−863 students16:1
Gretna Middle School
A−784 students16:1
Gretna East High School
1,009 students15:1
Gretna High School
A−955 students15:1
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.