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Centura Public Schools is located close to the center of Nebraska. Centura Public Schools has 214.68 square miles of land area and 2.27 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Centura Public Schools population is 2,592. Centura Public Schools median household income is $53,464 in 2006-2010. Centura Public Schools median house value is $95,600 in 2006-2010. On average, Centura Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (196 out of 237, bottom 17%) Elementary/Middle School: (242 out of 251, bottom 4%)* Rank: #239
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,592 (2010), rank #96
Population Growth	0.74% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	11.95/sq mi, rank #109
Median Household Income:	$53,464 at 2006-2010—7.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #44
Median House Price:	$95,600 at 2006-2010—7.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #85
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	214.68 sq mi, rank #121
Water Area:	2.27 sq mi (1.05%), rank #62
State:	Nebraska
County:	Sherman County, Howard County, Hall County, Buffalo County
City:	Rockville, Ravenna, Dannebrog, Saint Paul, Farwell, Boelus, Cairo, Howard City Village, Saint Libory, Wood River, Shelton
Zip:	68871, 68869, 68831, 68873, 68838, 68820, 68824, 68872, 68883, 68876
Area:	Kearney, NE;Grand Island, NE

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Centura Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

201 North Hwy 11

Cairo NE, 68824, Hall County

Phone: 308-485-4258

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	489	561	562
English Language Learner Students:	0	1	0
Total Teachers:	41.88	41.50	40.00
Prekindergarten:	1.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	2.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	17.38	20.00	19.40
Secondary:	21.50	21.50	20.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	35.88	39.20	38.70
Instructional Aides:	6.00	6.00	5.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.60	0.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.50
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	3.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	3.00	2.00	NA
Student Support Services:	2.88	2.60	2.20
Other Support Services:	17.00	21.00	21.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.68	13.52	14.05

Schools

Centura Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	201 North Hwy 11, Cairo NE 68824
Centura Secondary School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	201 North Hwy 11, Cairo NE 68824

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.5%	53.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.9%	68.4%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65%	67.3%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62.2%	67.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.2%	67.5%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	42.2%	71%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	67.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	69.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	75.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	89%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	66%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	67.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	70%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	62.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	73.7%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.4%	61.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.4%	69%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.6%	73.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73.2%	60.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.4%	70.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.9%	71.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92.5%	N/A
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.6%	89.7%
STARS Test
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	84.26%	81.54%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	81.28%	84.82%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	91.07%	85.87%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	81.4%	89.97%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	76.09%	90.3%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88.86%	85.74%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.73%	87.24%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96.49%	89.34%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88.1%	91.54%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.91%	68.4%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	98.11%	83.32%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	100%	87.69%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95.74%	88.7%
2004	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.87%	87.39%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84%	89.52%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.33%	91.04%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	96.43%	94.3%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	100%	93.98%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.45%	94.43%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.67%	92.04%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.29%	93.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.19%	94.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.49%	88.78%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.43%	92.21%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.16%	67.53%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.87%	90.15%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.68%	91.23%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	93.7%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	95.5%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.29%	96.7%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.27%	88.27%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.89%	89.38%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.75%	91.48%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.11%	94.85%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.78%	69.52%
2002	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	78.79%	72.51%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74.36%	79.57%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86.21%	82.99%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63.64%	81.81%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.41%	86.15%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54.84%	90.58%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	88.89%	90.03%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89.19%	88.11%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.1%	90.27%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.85%	91.74%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.91%	93.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.95%	87.97%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.88%	93.04%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.57%	67.42%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	89.07%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76.47%	90.91%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	100%	91.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.32%	87.52%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.82%	91.95%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.67%	92%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.21%	89.25%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.91%	93.96%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.67%	68.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.67%	89.03%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.41%	92.22%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.68%	91.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.12%	88.34%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.25%	91.61%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.35%	69.01%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.35%	83.89%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	87.52%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.91%	90.03%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97.22%	91.87%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	94.29%	91.6%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.95%	87.48%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.34%	89.66%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95.45%	91.72%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.89%	95.22%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.43%	70.38%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	95.45%	86.37%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	94.44%	89.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.71%	90.7%
2003	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	53.49%	74.76%
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.58%	82.56%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73.21%	84.94%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.49%	86.08%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.26%	90.15%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.91%	92.69%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.91%	94.57%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.86%	94.31%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$6,523,000	$11,627		$5,916,000	$10,527		$5,374,000	$9,789
Federal:	$476,000	$848	7.3%	$433,000	$770	7.3%	$523,000	$953	9.7%
State:	$2,363,000	$4,212	36.2%	$2,009,000	$3,575	34.0%	$1,666,000	$3,035	31.0%
Local:	$3,684,000	$6,567	56.5%	$3,474,000	$6,181	58.7%	$3,185,000	$5,801	59.3%
Total Expenditures:	$5,599,000	$9,980		$5,310,000	$9,448		$5,219,000	$9,506
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,749,000	$8,465		$5,032,000	$8,954		$4,928,000	$8,976
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,909,000	$5,185	61.3%	$3,080,000	$5,480	61.2%	$2,914,000	$5,308	59.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$385,000	$686	8.1%	$379,000	$674	7.5%	$427,000	$778	8.7%
Administration:	$575,000	$1,025	12.1%	$562,000	$1,000	11.2%	$544,000	$991	11.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$880,000	$1,569	18.5%	$1,011,000	$1,799	20.1%	$1,043,000	$1,900	21.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$420,000	$749		$257,000	$457		$291,000	$530
Construction:	$31,000	$55		$38,000	$68		$152,000	$277
Total Other:	$92,000	$164		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$34,000	$61		$21,000	$37		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$2,772,000	$4,941		$2,678,000	$4,765		$2,668,000	$4,860
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,743,000	$3,107	62.9%	$1,647,000	$2,931	61.5%	$1,609,000	$2,931	60.3%
Other Salary:	$1,029,000	$1,834	37.1%	$1,031,000	$1,835	38.5%	$1,059,000	$1,929	39.7%
Total Benefit:	$1,075,000	$1,916		$1,033,000	$1,838		$938,000	$1,709
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$769,000	$1,371	71.5%	$737,000	$1,311	71.3%	$664,000	$1,209	70.8%
Other Benefit:	$306,000	$545	28.5%	$296,000	$527	28.7%	$274,000	$499	29.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	45.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.1%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	37.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	17.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,119.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$28,423.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,130.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,068.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,769.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$45,086.0

* Centura 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.