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Kearney School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 1,654 students in Kearney School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Nebraska.
Public High Schools in Kearney School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Nebraska public high school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Public High School in Kearney School District have a Graduation Rate of 93%, which is more than the Nebraska average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Kearney High School, with 93% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Nebraska or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public high school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
15 Schools
339 Schools
# Students
6,064 Students
106,970 Students
# Teachers
387 Teachers
8,163 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Kearney School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 93% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#68 out of 246 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
62%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.54
# American Indian Students
25 Students
1,379 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
60 Students
2,798 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
1,014 Students
23,072 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
22%
# Black Students
120 Students
6,797 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
4,676 Students
68,557 Students
% White Students
77%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
21 Students
161 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
148 Students
4,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
460
56
# Students in K Grade:
431
34
# Students in 1st Grade:
463
35
# Students in 2nd Grade:
501
40
# Students in 3rd Grade:
451
40
# Students in 4th Grade:
478
36
# Students in 5th Grade:
452
31
# Students in 6th Grade:
389
40
# Students in 7th Grade:
388
3,507
# Students in 8th Grade:
397
3,589
# Students in 9th Grade:
412
25,222
# Students in 10th Grade:
399
25,356
# Students in 11th Grade:
423
23,606
# Students in 12th Grade:
420
25,378
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,021 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,825 is less than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$79 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$72 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,021
$15,464
Spending / Student
$11,825
$16,776
Best Kearney School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kearney High School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2702 West 11th Street
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-8060
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-8060
Grades: 9-12
| 1,654 students
Rank: n/an/a
Hanny Arram Center
Alternative School
3907 6th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-6900
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-6900
Grades: 5-12
| n/a students
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