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Grand Island Public Schools

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Grand Island Public Schools is located in southeast Nebraska. Grand Island Public Schools has 26.24 square miles of land area and 0.20 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Grand Island Public Schools population is 49,629. Grand Island Public Schools median household income is $46,848 in 2010-2014. Grand Island Public Schools median house value is $113,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Grand Island Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (205 out of 218, bottom 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (168 out of 243, bottom 31%)* Rank: #221
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	21
Population	49,629 (2010-2014), rank #5
Population Growth	9.50% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,877.11/sq mi, rank #7
Median Household Income:	$46,848 at 2010-2014—6.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #162
Median House Price:	$113,400 at 2010-2014—12.84% increase since 2005-2009, rank #66
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	26.24 sq mi, rank #247
Water Area:	0.20 sq mi (0.76%), rank #186
State:	Nebraska
County:	Hall County
City:	Grand Island
Zip:	68801, 68803
Area:	Grand Island, NE

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Grand Island Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

123 South Webb Rd

Grand Island NE, 68803, Hall County

Phone: 308-385-5900

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	9,313	9,098	9,035	9,022	8,902	8,557	8,357
English Language Learner Students:	NA	1,928	2,144	2,573	2,685	2,376	2,276
Total Teachers:	640.38	612.95	608.88	635.35	621.64	603.60	600.60
Prekindergarten:	19.00	18.00	NA	19.04	21.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	43.00	44.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	488.55	463.39	477.98	434.76	425.31	475.90	478.90
Secondary:	132.83	131.56	130.90	138.55	131.33	127.70	121.70
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	647.45	657.47	617.80	585.81	591.04	559.70	562.00
Instructional Aides:	200.86	167.55	182.50	154.97	139.00	126.00	123.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	13.02	25.53	23.00	17.83	14.50	12.20	11.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.40	21.37	21.00	20.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	13.00	13.00	13.00	12.81	12.80	12.80	12.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.59	8.57	8.20	7.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	17.49	18.49	18.49	20.49	20.50	20.50	20.00
Library/Media Support:	24.75	23.50	24.50	17.38	16.80	14.80	14.80
District Administrators:	17.00	15.00	17.00	16.50	17.50	18.50	18.50
District Administrative Support:	29.50	23.50	30.50	23.69	23.29	25.80	53.30
School Administrators:	22.50	22.50	21.50	22.49	22.50	23.50	23.50
School Administrative Support:	36.81	40.81	36.31	24.50	28.76	24.30	NA
Student Support Services:	50.84	48.78	46.53	41.26	37.33	36.30	47.90
Other Support Services:	213.68	250.81	196.47	225.30	249.49	236.80	229.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.54	14.84	14.84	14.20	14.32	14.18	13.91

Schools

Barr Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	602 West Stolley Park Rd, Grand Island NE 68801
Central Ne Support Service Program	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	123 South Webb Rd, Grand Island NE 68803
Dodge Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	641 South Oak St, Grand Island NE 68801
Early Learning Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	4360 West Capital Ave, Grand Island NE 68803
Engleman Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1812 Mansfield Rd, Grand Island NE 68803
Gates Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2700 West Louise St, Grand Island NE 68803
Grand Island Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2124 North Lafayette Ave, Grand Island NE 68803
Howard Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	502 West 9th St, Grand Island NE 68801
Jefferson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1314 West 7th St, Grand Island NE 68801
Knickrehm Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2013 North Oak St, Grand Island NE 68801
Lincoln Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	805 Beal St, Grand Island NE 68801
Newell Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2700 West 13th St, Grand Island NE 68803
Seedling Mile Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3208 East Seeding Mile Rd, Grand Island NE 68801
Shoemaker Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4160 West Old Potash Hwy, Grand Island NE 68803
Starr Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	315 Wyandotte St, Grand Island NE 68801
Stolley Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1700 West Stolley Park Rd, Grand Island NE 68801
Walnut Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1600 North Custer Ave, Grand Island NE 68803
Wasmer Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	318 South Clark St, Grand Island NE 68801
West Lawn Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3022 College St, Grand Island NE 68803
Westridge Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4111 West 13th St, Grand Island NE 68803

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	90.09	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	88.56	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	94.74	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	96.08	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	93.32	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	86.18	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.61	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.49	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	94.27	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	40.80	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	39.91	44.65
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.95	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.30	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.56	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	89.62	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.37	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.02	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.97	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.40	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.08	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.04	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	88.67	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.62	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.62	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.09	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	41.25	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.32	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.76	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.11	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	85.18	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.45	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.00	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.44	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	85.59	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	83.67	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.03	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.80	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.56	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	89.67	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.58	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.47	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.01	115.06
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.72	98.68
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.80	103.91
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.27	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.53	104.30
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.83	110.38
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.90	115.94
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.00	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.82	97.89
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.68	99.25
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	95.80	102.15
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.92	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	101.89	106.08
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.01	108.89
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.23	115.20
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.58	99.80
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	90.45	102.54
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	44.75	44.19
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	45.08	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:	$116,680,000	$12,914		$117,907,000	$13,069		$115,201,000	$12,941
Federal:	$14,137,000	$1,565	12.1%	$20,053,000	$2,223	17.0%	$16,663,000	$1,872	14.5%
State:	$51,283,000	$5,676	44.0%	$49,335,000	$5,468	41.8%	$45,970,000	$5,164	39.9%
Local:	$51,260,000	$5,673	43.9%	$48,519,000	$5,378	41.2%	$52,568,000	$5,905	45.6%
Total Expenditures:	$116,576,000	$12,903		$101,938,000	$11,299		$111,836,000	$12,563
Total Current Expenditures:	$102,570,000	$11,353		$94,585,000	$10,484		$98,639,000	$11,081
Instructional Expenditures:	$76,809,000	$8,501	74.9%	$69,550,000	$7,709	73.5%	$74,815,000	$8,404	75.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,042,000	$669	5.9%	$6,137,000	$680	6.5%	$5,692,000	$639	5.8%
Administration:	$5,848,000	$647	5.7%	$6,299,000	$698	6.7%	$6,020,000	$676	6.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$13,871,000	$1,535	13.5%	$12,599,000	$1,396	13.3%	$12,112,000	$1,361	12.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,579,000	$950		$5,115,000	$567		$10,938,000	$1,229
Construction:	$1,697,000	$188		$2,398,000	$266		$2,557,000	$287
Total Other:	$8,000	$1		$0	$0		$4,000	$0
Interest on Debt:	$5,419,000	$600		$1,810,000	$201		$1,787,000	$201

Total Salary:	$60,785,000	$6,728		$56,195,000	$6,229		$56,375,000	$6,333
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$47,283,000	$5,233	77.8%	$42,437,000	$4,704	75.5%	$42,970,000	$4,827	76.2%
Other Salary:	$13,502,000	$1,494	22.2%	$13,758,000	$1,525	24.5%	$13,405,000	$1,506	23.8%
Total Benefit:	$13,140,000	$1,454		$9,565,000	$1,060		$10,340,000	$1,162
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$10,289,000	$1,139	78.3%	$6,765,000	$750	70.7%	$7,685,000	$863	74.3%
Other Benefit:	$2,851,000	$316	21.7%	$2,800,000	$310	29.3%	$2,655,000	$298	25.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	41.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	59.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	12.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,164.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,130.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$49,894.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$53,733.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$59,152.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$61,017.0

* Grand Island Public Schools was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.