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Hastings Public Schools

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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 2010-2014, the total Hastings Public Schools population is 23,510. Hastings Public Schools median household income is $44,675 in 2010-2014. Hastings Public Schools median house value is $91,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Hastings Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (189 out of 218, bottom 13%) Elementary/Middle School: (136 out of 243, bottom 44%)* Rank: #191
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	23,510 (2010-2014), rank #14
Population Growth	-3.75% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,721.87/sq mi, rank #8
Median Household Income:	$44,675 at 2010-2014—7.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #188
Median House Price:	$91,100 at 2010-2014—3.88% increase since 2005-2009, rank #123
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 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

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,691	3,703	3,637	3,543	3,512	3,375	3,368
English Language Learner Students:	280	274	331	310	292	311	308
Total Teachers:	256.51	253.28	248.56	248.56	245.32	238.60	232.40
Prekindergarten:	10.32	8.76	NA	9.02	9.52	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	16.00	14.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	175.90	175.21	179.46	155.25	150.66	167.90	159.80
Secondary:	70.29	69.31	69.10	68.29	71.14	70.70	72.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	281.78	264.03	274.32	282.81	278.86	264.10	250.70
Instructional Aides:	103.00	98.50	93.85	93.85	96.00	80.00	67.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.78	5.28	5.58	9.79	6.71	5.50	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.40	11.40	11.80	12.00	12.00	11.00	10.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	8.40	8.40	7.80	8.00	8.00	7.00	6.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	10.00	11.00	17.00	11.24	11.25	17.00	17.00
District Administrators:	5.00	5.00	5.00	8.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	13.00	8.00	12.47	12.00	8.00	8.00	25.00
School Administrators:	11.50	11.75	11.50	10.50	11.50	11.50	11.50
School Administrative Support:	11.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	19.00	NA
Student Support Services:	23.10	19.60	19.25	20.25	19.55	17.10	15.70
Other Support Services:	85.00	76.50	80.87	88.18	90.85	85.00	88.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.39	14.62	14.63	14.25	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	Average Scaled Score	86.37	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.12	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	84.95	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	93.04	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.58	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	97.90	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	97.22	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	95.36	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	97.19	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	42.65	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	40.60	44.65
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.53	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.65	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.71	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.91	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.27	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.66	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.90	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.79	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.31	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.96	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.78	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.63	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.50	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.86	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	44.37	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.30	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.75	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.06	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	89.73	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	101.64	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.73	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.71	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	101.64	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	101.14	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.35	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.15	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.76	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	97.76	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.46	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.22	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.84	115.06
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	94.96	98.68
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.22	103.91
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.98	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.26	104.30
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.40	110.38
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.01	115.94
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.56	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.74	97.89
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.76	99.25
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.86	102.15
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	95.89	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.52	106.08
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.30	108.89
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.80	115.20
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	95.15	99.80
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.01	102.54
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	48.49	44.19
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	48.03	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:	$39,328,000	$10,813		$41,621,000	$11,747		$39,778,000	$11,326
Federal:	$3,906,000	$1,074	9.9%	$7,743,000	$2,185	18.6%	$6,601,000	$1,880	16.6%
State:	$20,067,000	$5,517	51.0%	$19,409,000	$5,478	46.6%	$18,524,000	$5,274	46.6%
Local:	$15,355,000	$4,222	39.0%	$14,469,000	$4,084	34.8%	$14,653,000	$4,172	36.8%
Total Expenditures:	$41,774,000	$11,486		$36,278,000	$10,239		$35,200,000	$10,023
Total Current Expenditures:	$36,185,000	$9,949		$33,917,000	$9,573		$32,220,000	$9,174
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,966,000	$6,864	69.0%	$22,822,000	$6,441	67.3%	$21,957,000	$6,252	68.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,744,000	$480	4.8%	$1,668,000	$471	4.9%	$1,557,000	$443	4.8%
Administration:	$4,145,000	$1,140	11.5%	$4,190,000	$1,183	12.4%	$3,866,000	$1,101	12.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,330,000	$1,465	14.7%	$5,237,000	$1,478	15.4%	$4,840,000	$1,378	15.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,316,000	$912		$929,000	$262		$895,000	$255
Construction:	$7,000	$2		$319,000	$90		$21,000	$6
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$1,073,000	$295		$1,079,000	$305		$854,000	$243

Total Salary:	$22,420,000	$6,164		$19,768,000	$5,579		$19,754,000	$5,625
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,826,000	$4,626	75.0%	$14,015,000	$3,956	70.9%	$14,490,000	$4,126	73.4%
Other Salary:	$5,594,000	$1,538	25.0%	$5,753,000	$1,624	29.1%	$5,264,000	$1,499	26.6%
Total Benefit:	$8,587,000	$2,361		$7,365,000	$2,079		$7,588,000	$2,161
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,658,000	$1,831	77.5%	$5,521,000	$1,558	75.0%	$5,904,000	$1,681	77.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,929,000	$530	22.5%	$1,844,000	$520	25.0%	$1,684,000	$479	22.2%

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.