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Tekamah-Herman Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 297 students in Tekamah-Herman Community Schools School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Nebraska.
Public Elementary School in Tekamah-Herman Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Nebraska public elementary school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public elementary school average of 38% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
684 Schools
# Students
527 Students
208,382 Students
# Teachers
49 Teachers
15,182 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Tekamah-Herman Community Schools School District, 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 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#174 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.56
# American Indian Students
1 Student
2,856 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
6,888 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
15 Students
43,935 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
21%
# Black Students
2 Students
14,010 Students
% Black Students
n/a
7%
# White Students
502 Students
129,775 Students
% White Students
95%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
331 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
10,242 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
23
13,529
# Students in K Grade:
45
22,823
# Students in 1st Grade:
32
23,393
# Students in 2nd Grade:
44
23,143
# Students in 3rd Grade:
36
23,411
# Students in 4th Grade:
32
23,163
# Students in 5th Grade:
48
23,306
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
23,188
# Students in 7th Grade:
36
16,109
# Students in 8th Grade:
41
16,315
# Students in 9th Grade:
40
2
# Students in 10th Grade:
45
-
# Students in 11th Grade:
32
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
36
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,110 is higher than the state median of $15,429. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $32,577 is higher than the state median of $16,737. The school district spending/student has grown by 60% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,110
$15,429
Spending / Student
$32,577
$16,737
Best Tekamah-Herman Community Schools School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elementary School At Tekamah
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
112 N 13th St
Tekamah, NE 68061
(402) 374-2154
Tekamah, NE 68061
(402) 374-2154
Grades: PK-6
| 297 students
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