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Gretna Public Schools

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Gretna Public Schools is located in east Nebraska. Gretna Public Schools has 81.11 square miles of land area and 3.87 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Gretna Public Schools population is 16,499. Gretna Public Schools median household income is $85,528 in 2010-2014. Gretna Public Schools median house value is $204,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Gretna Public Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (40 out of 218, top 18%) Elementary/Middle School: (15 out of 243, top 6%)* Rank: #31
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	16,499 (2010-2014), rank #18
Population Growth	42.80% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	194.16/sq mi, rank #15
Median Household Income:	$85,528 at 2010-2014—5.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #6
Median House Price:	$204,100 at 2010-2014—5.53% increase since 2005-2009, rank #5
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	81.11 sq mi, rank #222
Water Area:	3.87 sq mi (4.55%), rank #26
State:	Nebraska
County:	Sarpy County, Douglas County
City:	Omaha, Gretna, Springfield, Waterloo, Elkhorn
Zip:	68138, 68136, 68028, 68059, 68069, 68135, 68022
Area:	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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Gretna Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

11717 South 216th St

Gretna NE, 68028, Sarpy County

Phone: 402-332-3265

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,688	3,469	3,280	3,110	2,921	2,747	2,567
English Language Learner Students:	1	2	2	3	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	231.17	219.45	211.56	197.83	186.54	175.30	167.80
Prekindergarten:	4.00	3.00	NA	3.00	3.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	17.00	15.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	172.15	164.39	161.50	129.76	121.76	130.50	124.00
Secondary:	55.02	52.06	50.06	48.07	46.78	44.80	43.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	215.21	203.22	204.05	190.42	178.49	194.70	188.70
Instructional Aides:	57.24	51.90	58.14	54.23	49.00	56.00	55.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.18	7.30	5.19	6.29	4.99	5.00	3.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	9.00	8.75	6.75	6.75	5.75	5.80	5.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	5.50	4.50	4.50	4.00	4.00	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.25	2.25	2.25	1.75	1.80	1.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Library/Media Support:	4.69	4.33	4.00	4.50	4.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	18.00
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	19.69	18.32	17.50	17.50	13.00	13.00	NA
Student Support Services:	12.60	11.91	12.40	11.40	9.20	8.40	8.20
Other Support Services:	79.81	75.71	76.07	66.75	70.55	79.50	75.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.95	15.81	15.50	15.72	15.66	15.67	15.30

Schools

Gretna Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	801 South St, Gretna NE 68028
Gretna High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	11335 South 204th St, Gretna NE 68028
Gretna Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	11705 South 216th St, Gretna NE 68028
Palisade's Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	16820 Chutney Dr, Omaha NE 68136
Sarpy Co Coop Head Start-Gretna	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	701 Olson Dr, Papillion NE 68046
Squire John Thomas Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	11221 Northridge Dr, Gretna NE 68028
Whitetail Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	19110 Greenleaf St, Omaha NE 68136

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.51	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.45	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.36	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.63	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.17	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.52	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.21	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.23	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.23	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	48.76	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	52.54	44.65
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.49	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.67	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.26	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.70	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.94	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.46	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.31	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.68	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.80	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.68	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.25	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	123.53	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.54	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.64	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	43.84	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.22	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.39	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.06	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.75	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.65	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	133.46	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	129.79	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.82	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.29	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.74	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.99	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.29	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.80	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.84	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	124.64	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	129.92	115.06
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.41	98.68
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.49	103.91
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.65	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	120.32	104.30
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	129.19	110.38
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	130.76	115.94
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	134.56	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.08	97.89
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.63	99.25
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.68	102.15
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.91	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.77	106.08
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	128.07	108.89
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	126.51	115.20
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.39	99.80
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.04	102.54
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	46.32	44.19
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	50.69	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:	$34,510,000	$10,521		$34,100,000	$10,965		$31,802,000	$10,887
Federal:	$866,000	$264	2.5%	$3,011,000	$968	8.8%	$1,948,000	$667	6.1%
State:	$11,884,000	$3,623	34.4%	$10,465,000	$3,365	30.7%	$9,213,000	$3,154	29.0%
Local:	$21,760,000	$6,634	63.1%	$20,624,000	$6,632	60.5%	$20,641,000	$7,066	64.9%
Total Expenditures:	$48,448,000	$14,771		$35,827,000	$11,520		$27,326,000	$9,355
Total Current Expenditures:	$28,449,000	$8,673		$25,512,000	$8,203		$23,360,000	$7,997
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,848,000	$6,051	69.8%	$17,753,000	$5,708	69.6%	$16,267,000	$5,569	69.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,695,000	$517	6.0%	$1,068,000	$343	4.2%	$857,000	$293	3.7%
Administration:	$2,897,000	$883	10.2%	$2,689,000	$865	10.5%	$2,543,000	$871	10.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,009,000	$1,222	14.1%	$4,002,000	$1,287	15.7%	$3,693,000	$1,264	15.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$16,768,000	$5,112		$7,636,000	$2,455		$1,877,000	$643
Construction:	$15,712,000	$4,790		$4,264,000	$1,371		$205,000	$70
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$2,941,000	$897		$2,314,000	$744		$1,647,000	$564

Total Salary:	$17,412,000	$5,309		$14,525,000	$4,670		$13,888,000	$4,755
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,914,000	$3,937	74.2%	$10,661,000	$3,428	73.4%	$10,363,000	$3,548	74.6%
Other Salary:	$4,498,000	$1,371	25.8%	$3,864,000	$1,242	26.6%	$3,525,000	$1,207	25.4%
Total Benefit:	$6,621,000	$2,019		$6,087,000	$1,957		$5,609,000	$1,920
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,938,000	$1,505	74.6%	$4,571,000	$1,470	75.1%	$4,226,000	$1,447	75.3%
Other Benefit:	$1,683,000	$513	25.4%	$1,516,000	$487	24.9%	$1,383,000	$473	24.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	56.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	43.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	9.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	9.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,284.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,568.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,062.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,070.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,203.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,183.0

* Gretna Public Schools was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.