Kearney Sr High School
3610 6th Ave
Kearney NE, 68845, Buffalo County
Phone: 308-698-8060
Ranking: 
(183 out of 239, bottom 23%)*
(183 out of 239, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kearney Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 86 | 85 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,423 | 1,456 | 1,429 | 1,467 | 1,461 | 1,430 | 1,444 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 346 | 24.3% | 370 | 25.4% | 339 | 23.7% | 341 | 23.2% | 367 | 25.1% | 349 | 24.4% | 362 | 25.1% |
| Grade 10: | 373 | 26.2% | 350 | 24.0% | 340 | 23.8% | 378 | 25.8% | 361 | 24.7% | 375 | 26.2% | 353 | 24.4% |
| Grade 11: | 332 | 23.3% | 340 | 23.4% | 367 | 25.7% | 358 | 24.4% | 361 | 24.7% | 352 | 24.6% | 341 | 23.6% |
| Grade 12: | 372 | 26.1% | 396 | 27.2% | 383 | 26.8% | 390 | 26.6% | 372 | 25.5% | 354 | 24.8% | 388 | 26.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 717 | 50.4% | 743 | 51.0% | 732 | 51.2% | 770 | 52.5% | 765 | 52.4% | 736 | 51.5% | 751 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 706 | 49.6% | 713 | 49.0% | 697 | 48.8% | 697 | 47.5% | 688 | 47.1% | 686 | 48.0% | 689 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.3% | 13 | 0.9% | 15 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.0% | 19 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 167 | 11.7% | 169 | 11.6% | 150 | 10.5% | 160 | 10.9% | 134 | 9.2% | 132 | 9.2% | 120 | 8.3% |
| Black: | 32 | 2.2% | 26 | 1.8% | 22 | 1.5% | 23 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.4% | 12 | 0.8% | 15 | 1.0% |
| White: | 1,179 | 82.9% | 1,223 | 84.0% | 1,223 | 85.6% | 1,256 | 85.6% | 1,278 | 87.5% | 1,257 | 87.9% | 1,283 | 88.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.1% | 11 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 390 | 27.4% | 407 | 28.0% | 372 | 26.0% | 360 | 24.5% | 371 | 25.4% | 341 | 23.8% | 307 | 21.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 146 | 10.3% | 154 | 10.6% | 151 | 10.6% | 95 | 6.5% | 121 | 8.3% | 112 | 7.8% | 79 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.58 | 17.14 | 17.45 | 16.69 | 16.53 | 16.40 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.46 | 94.46 | 94.61 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 88.16 | 88.16 | 95.59 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 92.79 | 92.79 | 100.24 |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 109.29 | 109.29 | 100.61 |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.64 | 106.64 | 101.96 |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 95.25 | 95.25 | 101.98 |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 95.60 | 95.60 | 105.71 |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.77 | 100.77 | 98.81 |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.06 | 99.06 | 102.88 |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 48.62 | 48.62 | 44.32 |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 42.93 | 42.93 | 44.65 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 21.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 3.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 96.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,535.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,146.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,112.0 |
* Kearney Sr High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.