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Sandhills Public Schools is located close to the center of Nebraska. Sandhills Public Schools has 942.27 square miles of land area and 3.79 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Sandhills Public Schools population is 730. Sandhills Public Schools median household income is $49,107 in 2010-2014. Sandhills Public Schools median house value is $77,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Sandhills Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (53 out of 218, top 24%) Elementary/Middle School: (87 out of 243, top 36%)* Rank: #77
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	730 (2010-2014), rank #235
Population Growth	32.01% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	0.77/sq mi, rank #243
Median Household Income:	$49,107 at 2010-2014—37.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #134
Median House Price:	$77,000 at 2010-2014—18.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #178
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	942.27 sq mi, rank #11
Water Area:	3.79 sq mi (0.40%), rank #27
State:	Nebraska
County:	Thomas County, Logan County, Custer County, Brown County, Blaine County
City:	Halsey, Dunning, Anselmo, Ainsworth, Purdum, Brewster
Zip:	69142, 68833, 68813, 69210, 69157, 68821
Area:	North Platte, NE

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Sandhills Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

107 Gandy Ave

Dunning NE, 68833, Blaine County

Phone: 308-538-2224

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	101	106	115	113	119	124	120
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	16.22	17.68	17.64	17.51	17.00	16.90	18.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	1.00	1.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	6.84	8.94	9.03	7.97	7.24	8.90	10.10
Secondary:	9.38	8.74	8.61	8.54	8.76	8.00	8.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	11.80	11.89	12.39	12.74	13.52	13.10	12.70
Instructional Aides:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.40	0.40	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.60	0.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.30	0.30
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.30	0.30
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.80
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	0.14	0.14	0.14	0.10	0.50	0.50	1.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
School Administrators:	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	1.00	1.00	0.80
School Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	1.75	1.75	1.00	1.00	NA
Student Support Services:	0.48	0.57	0.44	0.61	0.52	0.50	0.00
Other Support Services:	4.88	4.88	5.66	5.88	6.00	6.50	6.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	6.23	6.00	6.52	6.45	7.00	7.34	6.42

Schools

Elementary School At Halsey		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	Nebraska 2 And Main St, Halsey NE 69142
High School At Dunning		Grade 7 to Grade 12	107 Gandy Ave, Dunning NE 68833

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.14	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.45	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	101.91	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.64	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.86	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.64	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.09	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.91	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	101.55	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	42.64	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	42.09	44.65
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.80	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	101.50	110.06
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.10	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.33	111.04
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.73	103.84
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.36	102.67
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.55	107.65
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.64	106.09
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.93	112.59
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	101.15	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.70	104.30
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.08	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.90	97.89
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.40	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	96.10	106.08

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$2,426,000	$21,096		$2,463,000	$21,796		$2,367,000	$19,891
Federal:	$165,000	$1,435	6.8%	$195,000	$1,726	7.9%	$279,000	$2,345	11.8%
State:	$241,000	$2,096	9.9%	$218,000	$1,929	8.9%	$263,000	$2,210	11.1%
Local:	$2,020,000	$17,565	83.3%	$2,050,000	$18,142	83.2%	$1,825,000	$15,336	77.1%
Total Expenditures:	$2,404,000	$20,904		$2,382,000	$21,080		$2,270,000	$19,076
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,305,000	$20,043		$2,252,000	$19,929		$2,158,000	$18,134
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,412,000	$12,278	61.3%	$1,422,000	$12,584	63.1%	$1,329,000	$11,168	61.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$129,000	$1,122	5.6%	$125,000	$1,106	5.6%	$135,000	$1,134	6.3%
Administration:	$255,000	$2,217	11.1%	$244,000	$2,159	10.8%	$243,000	$2,042	11.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$509,000	$4,426	22.1%	$461,000	$4,080	20.5%	$451,000	$3,790	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$99,000	$861		$130,000	$1,150		$112,000	$941
Construction:	$28,000	$243		$41,000	$363		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$1,149,000	$9,991		$1,110,000	$9,823		$1,091,000	$9,168
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$805,000	$7,000	70.1%	$778,000	$6,885	70.1%	$743,000	$6,244	68.1%
Other Salary:	$344,000	$2,991	29.9%	$332,000	$2,938	29.9%	$348,000	$2,924	31.9%
Total Benefit:	$474,000	$4,122		$495,000	$4,381		$454,000	$3,815
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$338,000	$2,939	71.3%	$343,000	$3,035	69.3%	$316,000	$2,655	69.6%
Other Benefit:	$136,000	$1,183	28.7%	$152,000	$1,345	30.7%	$138,000	$1,160	30.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	92.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	30.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$34,650.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$31,495.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$35,455.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* Sandhills Public Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.