For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 177 students in Bayard School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Nebraska.
Public Preschool in Bayard School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Nebraska public pre school average of 49%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public preschool average of 38% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
608 Schools
# Students
335 Students
159,116 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
11,545 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Bayard School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#232 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
62%

Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.57
# American Indian Students
5 Students
2,298 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
1 Student
5,185 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
59 Students
35,045 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
22%
# Black Students
1 Student
10,103 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
257 Students
98,250 Students
% White Students
77%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
272 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
12 Students
7,963 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
32
19,494
# Students in K Grade:
22
22,311
# Students in 1st Grade:
20
22,796
# Students in 2nd Grade:
17
23,182
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
22,034
# Students in 4th Grade:
18
22,069
# Students in 5th Grade:
21
20,129
# Students in 6th Grade:
29
6,667
# Students in 7th Grade:
34
221
# Students in 8th Grade:
25
212
# Students in 9th Grade:
17
-
# Students in 10th Grade:
24
1
# Students in 11th Grade:
31
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
27
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,278 is higher than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,036 is higher than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$5,080 MM

Spending
$7 MM
$5,511 MM

Revenue / Student
$21,278
$15,464

Spending / Student
$21,036
$16,776

Best Bayard School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bayard Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
400 East 8th Street
Bayard, NE 69334
(308) 586-1211
Bayard, NE 69334
(308) 586-1211
Grades: PK-6
| 177 students
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