Plainview Public Schools

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Plainview and Brunswick, and parts of Columbia, Cleveland and Foster.

At a glance

358Students enrolled

2Schools

2Towns served

$16,912Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

44%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

PlainviewBrunswick

Grades PK–6

PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL207 students · PlainviewThis district

Grades 7–12

PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL151 students · PlainviewThis district

Grades PK–6

PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL207 students · PlainviewThis district

Grades 7–12

PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL151 students · PlainviewThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NE

Math proficiency47%

State average 46.1%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 48.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 86% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,912

per student each year · 8% above the NE average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration40%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)70%

State24%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

341’20

344’21

346’22

365’23

358’24

Students

White · 92%329

Hispanic · 6%21

Black · 1%3

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%3

Asian · 0%1

Two or more races · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Plainview1,281 people

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Brunswick196 people

Also covers small parts of Columbia, Cleveland and Foster.

Schools2 in district

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PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 207 students · Plainview

C+Public 🏫

PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 151 students · Plainview

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Bloomfield Community SchoolsCentral · Morton · $20,429 per student

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Creighton Community Public SchoolsCreighton · $18,457 per student

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Wausa Public SchoolsLincoln · $18,103 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.