Best Public Schools in Sutherland, NE

Summary:

The city of Sutherland, Nebraska is home to two schools: Sutherland High School and Sutherland Elementary School, both part of the Sutherland Public Schools district. While Sutherland Elementary has maintained a stronger statewide ranking, Sutherland High School has seen a concerning decline in its ranking and rating over the past few years.

Sutherland Elementary School has consistently placed in the top half of Nebraska elementary schools, ranking 162nd out of 457 in 2021-2022, 147th out of 459 in 2022-2023, and 225th out of 428 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has remained steady at 3 stars. In contrast, Sutherland High School has dropped from 118th out of 202 Nebraska high schools in 2021-2022 to 163rd out of 215 in 2022-2023, and 122nd out of 168 in 2023-2024, with its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 2 stars to 1 star over this time period.

Both schools face challenges with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, at 21.1% compared to the state average. While Sutherland High School's 11th-grade students scored below the state average in English Language Arts, they performed above the state average in Science. Sutherland Elementary School's 5th and 6th-grade students, on the other hand, scored above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. These performance differences suggest that the elementary-level education in Sutherland may be more effective, and further investigation into the factors contributing to the high school's decline could provide valuable insights for the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sutherland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Walnut St	Sutherland	69165	Lincoln County	Sutherland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 386-4656	158	11	14.0	39.2%	141 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	55.9	225^th of 428 public elementary schools	47.4%		67.6	147^th of 459 public elementary schools	68.0%	78	$21,510	$775	$17,032
Sutherland High School	Public	7-12	401 Walnut	Sutherland	69165	Lincoln County	Sutherland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 386-4656	136	14	10.0	31.6%	122 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	30.1	122^nd of 168 public high schools	27.4%		25.8	163^rd of 215 public high schools	24.2%	41	$22,192	$388	$18,126

Cities Near Sutherland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hershey	6.38 mi	2	86^th
Paxton	12.71 mi	2	165^th
North Platte	16.61 mi	13	155^th
Wallace	22.44 mi	2
Tryon	28.29 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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