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Bennington Public Schools

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Bennington Public Schools is located in east Nebraska. Bennington Public Schools has 42.08 square miles of land area and 0.13 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bennington Public Schools population is 7,557. Bennington Public Schools median household income is $89,648 in 2010-2014. Bennington Public Schools median house value is $208,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Bennington Public Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (11 out of 218, top 5%) Elementary/Middle School: (17 out of 243, top 7%)* Rank: #19
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	7,557 (2010-2014), rank #34
Population Growth	138.24% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	179.04/sq mi, rank #17
Median Household Income:	$89,648 at 2010-2014—20.08% increase since 2005-2009, rank #2
Median House Price:	$208,700 at 2010-2014—12.57% increase since 2005-2009, rank #4
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	42.08 sq mi, rank #241
Water Area:	0.13 sq mi (0.31%), rank #208
State:	Nebraska
County:	Washington County, Douglas County
City:	Omaha, Bennington, Kennard, Blair, Washington, Elkhorn
Zip:	68142, 68007, 68034, 68008, 68068, 68116, 68022
Area:	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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Bennington Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

11620 North 156th St

Bennington NE, 68007, Douglas County

Phone: 402-238-3044

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,774	1,585	1,488	1,346	1,209	1,047	962
English Language Learner Students:	6	6	9	14	12	13	12
Total Teachers:	111.65	104.37	97.74	87.65	78.36	66.00	62.70
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	NA	1.00	1.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	8.00	8.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	70.73	67.59	62.14	46.37	38.35	37.40	36.10
Secondary:	39.92	35.78	35.60	32.28	31.01	28.60	26.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	83.21	83.86	71.16	65.06	57.56	49.50	44.40
Instructional Aides:	21.25	24.50	20.75	16.50	13.50	11.00	11.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.40	1.50	1.40	1.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.46	3.46	2.86	1.86	1.86	2.00	1.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.47	1.47	0.87	0.87	0.87	1.00	0.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.99	1.99	1.99	0.99	0.99	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.50	3.50	2.00	3.00	2.50	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	1.50	1.50	1.60	2.00	1.50
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50	2.00	2.00	5.00
School Administrators:	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	3.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	8.00	8.00	6.50	5.50	5.40	4.00	NA
Student Support Services:	4.50	4.50	3.30	2.80	2.70	1.50	1.50
Other Support Services:	28.00	26.00	22.25	22.00	21.00	19.00	16.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.89	15.19	15.22	15.36	15.43	15.86	15.34

Schools

Bennington Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	11620 North 156th St, Bennington NE 68007
Bennington Secondary School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	16610 Bennington Rd, Bennington NE 68007
Heritage Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	9950 Rosewater Parkway, Bennington NE 68007
Pine Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7801 North Hws Cleveland Blvd, Bennington NE 68007

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.65	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.66	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.09	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.80	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.37	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	133.85	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	123.96	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.15	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.90	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	52.69	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	51.01	44.65
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.90	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.62	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	124.25	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.43	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.23	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	124.91	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	127.75	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.61	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.41	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.85	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.83	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.83	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	127.19	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	136.08	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	46.87	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.61	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.01	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	123.52	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.30	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	123.93	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	128.03	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	142.48	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.44	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	127.36	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.50	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.61	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.21	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.76	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.52	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.54	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	129.88	115.06
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.20	98.68
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.64	103.91
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.70	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	126.30	104.30
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	128.51	110.38
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	129.51	115.94
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	141.43	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	88.23	97.89
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.71	99.25
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.15	102.15
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.32	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.13	106.08
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	128.95	108.89
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	132.94	115.20
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.35	99.80
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.79	102.54
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	45.59	44.19
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	48.94	44.89

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$16,768,000	$11,269		$16,330,000	$12,132		$14,032,000	$11,606
Federal:	$440,000	$296	2.6%	$1,333,000	$990	8.2%	$479,000	$396	3.4%
State:	$5,518,000	$3,708	32.9%	$4,804,000	$3,569	29.4%	$3,753,000	$3,104	26.7%
Local:	$10,810,000	$7,265	64.5%	$10,193,000	$7,573	62.4%	$9,800,000	$8,106	69.8%
Total Expenditures:	$28,432,000	$19,108		$16,607,000	$12,338		$13,410,000	$11,092
Total Current Expenditures:	$12,490,000	$8,394		$11,213,000	$8,331		$10,053,000	$8,315
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,510,000	$5,719	68.1%	$7,482,000	$5,559	66.7%	$6,694,000	$5,537	66.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$785,000	$528	6.3%	$621,000	$461	5.5%	$534,000	$442	5.3%
Administration:	$1,000,000	$672	8.0%	$917,000	$681	8.2%	$835,000	$691	8.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,195,000	$1,475	17.6%	$2,193,000	$1,629	19.6%	$1,990,000	$1,646	19.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$13,814,000	$9,284		$3,734,000	$2,774		$1,590,000	$1,315
Construction:	$10,660,000	$7,164		$1,621,000	$1,204		$89,000	$74
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$37,000	$31
Interest on Debt:	$1,848,000	$1,242		$1,527,000	$1,134		$1,445,000	$1,195

Total Salary:	$7,476,000	$5,024		$6,198,000	$4,605		$5,750,000	$4,756
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,735,000	$3,854	76.7%	$4,654,000	$3,458	75.1%	$4,400,000	$3,639	76.5%
Other Salary:	$1,741,000	$1,170	23.3%	$1,544,000	$1,147	24.9%	$1,350,000	$1,117	23.5%
Total Benefit:	$2,274,000	$1,528		$1,914,000	$1,422		$1,799,000	$1,488
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,853,000	$1,245	81.5%	$1,512,000	$1,123	79.0%	$1,441,000	$1,192	80.1%
Other Benefit:	$421,000	$283	18.5%	$402,000	$299	21.0%	$358,000	$296	19.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	39.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	21.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	37.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	11.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	9.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,603.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,930.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,530.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,914.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,787.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,026.0

* Bennington Public Schools was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.