For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public preschools serving 208 students in Southern School District 1. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Nebraska.
Public Preschools in Southern School District 1 have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Nebraska public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Nebraska public preschool average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
3 Schools
607 Schools
# Students
379 Students
159,238 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
11,555 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Southern School District 1, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 246 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 decreased from 90% 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
0.20
0.56
# American Indian Students
3 Students
2,240 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
5,047 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
33,537 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
21%
# Black Students
6 Students
10,230 Students
% Black Students
2%
7%
# White Students
339 Students
99,842 Students
% White Students
89%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
240 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
22 Students
7,757 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
34
19,460
# Students in K Grade:
25
22,921
# Students in 1st Grade:
17
23,300
# Students in 2nd Grade:
33
22,866
# Students in 3rd Grade:
23
21,917
# Students in 4th Grade:
28
21,471
# Students in 5th Grade:
21
19,824
# Students in 6th Grade:
27
7,111
# Students in 7th Grade:
21
188
# Students in 8th Grade:
28
178
# Students in 9th Grade:
28
2
# Students in 10th Grade:
33
-
# Students in 11th Grade:
28
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
33
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,203 is higher than the state median of $15,429. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,420 is higher than the state median of $16,737. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,203
$15,429
Spending / Student
$18,420
$16,737
Best Southern School District 1 Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southern Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
315 W 2nd St
Blue Springs, NE 68318
(402) 645-3359
Blue Springs, NE 68318
(402) 645-3359
Grades: PK-6
| 208 students
Rank: n/an/a
3-year-old Preschool
Magnet School
313 W 1st Street
Blue Springs, NE 68318
(402) 645-3359
Blue Springs, NE 68318
(402) 645-3359
Grades: PK
| n/a students
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