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Hastings Public Schools is located in southeast Nebraska. Hastings Public Schools has 13.50 square miles of land area and 0.16 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Hastings Public Schools population is 23,751. Hastings Public Schools median household income is $40,393 in 2006-2010. Hastings Public Schools median house value is $87,800 in 2006-2010. On average, Hastings Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (230 out of 237, bottom 3%) Elementary/Middle School: (140 out of 251, bottom 44%)* Rank: #204
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	23,751 (2010), rank #13
Population Growth	-2.76% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,739.52/sq mi, rank #8
Median Household Income:	$40,393 at 2006-2010—-2.99% increase since 2005-2009, rank #181
Median House Price:	$87,800 at 2006-2010—0.11% increase since 2005-2009, rank #112
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	13.50 sq mi, rank #251
Water Area:	0.16 sq mi (1.16%), rank #201
State:	Nebraska
County:	Adams County
City:	Hastings
Zip:	68901
Area:	Hastings, NE

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Hastings Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1924 West A St

Hastings NE, 68901, Adams County

Phone: 402-461-7500

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,512	3,375	3,368
English Language Learner Students:	292	311	308
Total Teachers:	245.32	238.60	232.40
Prekindergarten:	9.52	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	14.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	150.66	167.90	159.80
Secondary:	71.14	70.70	72.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	278.86	264.10	250.70
Instructional Aides:	96.00	80.00	67.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.71	5.50	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.00	11.00	10.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	7.00	6.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	11.25	17.00	17.00
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	8.00	8.00	25.00
School Administrators:	11.50	11.50	11.50
School Administrative Support:	13.00	19.00	NA
Student Support Services:	19.55	17.10	15.70
Other Support Services:	90.85	85.00	88.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.32	14.15	14.49

Schools

Alcott Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	313 North Cedar, Hastings NE 68901
Hastings Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	201 North Marian Rd, Hastings NE 68901
Hastings Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1100 West 14th St, Hastings NE 68901
Hawthorne Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2200 West 9th St, Hastings NE 68901
Lincoln Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	720 South Franklin, Hastings NE 68901
Longfellow Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	828 North Hastings, Hastings NE 68901
Morton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	731 North Baltimore, Hastings NE 68901
Raymond A Watson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1720 North Crane, Hastings NE 68901

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	53.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	68.4%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.4%	67.3%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86.3%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63.7%	67.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.5%	67.5%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	67.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.6%	69.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	75.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	89%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	66%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.2%	67.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	70%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98.1%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	62.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.3%	68.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	73.7%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.2%	61.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.6%	69%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.5%	73.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65.5%	60.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.8%	70.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	71.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	98.2%	N/A
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	97.8%	89.7%
STARS Test
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.34%	81.54%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.37%	84.82%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	83.18%	85.87%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	82.13%	89.97%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.09%	90.3%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79.4%	85.74%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83.35%	87.24%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91.03%	89.34%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92.18%	91.54%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.81%	68.4%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69.12%	83.32%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90.95%	87.69%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76.62%	88.7%
2004	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.94%	87.39%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	96%	89.52%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.74%	90%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.86%	91.04%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.46%	94.3%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.5%	93.98%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.96%	94.43%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.5%	92.04%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.21%	93.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.8%	94.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.76%	88.78%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.78%	92.21%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.47%	67.53%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.81%	90.15%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.82%	91.23%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	99.27%	93.7%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.84%	95.5%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	99.28%	96.7%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.52%	88.27%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	99.15%	89.38%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	98.51%	91.48%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	98.45%	94.85%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.63%	69.52%
2002	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	70.94%	72.51%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	76.15%	79.57%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82.76%	82.99%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.13%	81.81%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.82%	86.15%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91.54%	90.58%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86.12%	90.03%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93.92%	88.11%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.96%	90.27%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.45%	91.74%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94.92%	93.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97.29%	87.97%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.09%	93.04%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.16%	67.42%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98.26%	89.07%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96.39%	90.91%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97.38%	91.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.09%	87.52%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.71%	91.95%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.43%	92%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.52%	89.25%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95.67%	93.96%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.27%	68.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.19%	89.03%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96.44%	92.22%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.95%	91.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	95.06%	88.34%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.79%	91.61%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.61%	69.01%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.25%	83.89%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.48%	87.52%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	99.08%	90.03%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.31%	91.87%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	96.46%	91.6%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.44%	87.48%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97.43%	89.66%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	91.72%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	99.22%	95.22%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.81%	70.38%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92.09%	86.37%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	94.14%	89.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	97.35%	90.7%
2003	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.21%	74.76%
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	94.47%	82.56%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	91.63%	84.94%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	95.61%	86.08%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	99%	90.15%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	100%	92.69%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	99.19%	94.57%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	98.11%	94.31%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$37,126,000	$11,000		$34,725,000	$10,310		$33,149,000	$10,460
Federal:	$2,966,000	$879	8.0%	$3,382,000	$1,004	9.7%	$3,141,000	$991	9.5%
State:	$19,100,000	$5,659	51.4%	$16,444,000	$4,882	47.4%	$15,556,000	$4,909	46.9%
Local:	$15,060,000	$4,462	40.6%	$14,899,000	$4,424	42.9%	$14,452,000	$4,560	43.6%
Total Expenditures:	$35,832,000	$10,617		$40,531,000	$12,034		$37,819,000	$11,934
Total Current Expenditures:	$30,613,000	$9,071		$28,630,000	$8,501		$26,411,000	$8,334
Instructional Expenditures:	$20,487,000	$6,070	66.9%	$18,917,000	$5,617	66.1%	$17,386,000	$5,486	65.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,655,000	$490	5.4%	$1,244,000	$369	4.3%	$1,283,000	$405	4.9%
Administration:	$3,888,000	$1,152	12.7%	$3,529,000	$1,048	12.3%	$3,502,000	$1,105	13.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,583,000	$1,358	15.0%	$4,940,000	$1,467	17.3%	$4,240,000	$1,338	16.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,134,000	$929		$9,921,000	$2,946		$9,504,000	$2,999
Construction:	$903,000	$268		$316,000	$94		$9,119,000	$2,878
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$866,000	$257		$872,000	$259		$838,000	$264

Total Salary:	$19,097,000	$5,658		$17,770,000	$5,276		$16,880,000	$5,327
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$13,876,000	$4,111	72.7%	$12,942,000	$3,843	72.8%	$12,181,000	$3,844	72.2%
Other Salary:	$5,221,000	$1,547	27.3%	$4,828,000	$1,433	27.2%	$4,699,000	$1,483	27.8%
Total Benefit:	$6,817,000	$2,020		$6,369,000	$1,891		$5,770,000	$1,821
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,244,000	$1,554	76.9%	$4,874,000	$1,447	76.5%	$4,311,000	$1,360	74.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,573,000	$466	23.1%	$1,495,000	$444	23.5%	$1,459,000	$460	25.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,876.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,072.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,819.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$47,183.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,231.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$50,711.0

* Hastings Public Schools was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.