Total enrollment
3,789
+117 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Nebraska · 3,789 students · 1 city
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 8 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 3,789 (6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+1 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Nebraska | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,789 | #16 of 93 | #2,566 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #16 of 93 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #55 of 93 | #4,246 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.8% | #16 of 87 | #3,890 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #15 of 43 | #3,006 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 58.0% proficient to HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 46.7%, a gap of 11.4 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 20 Nebraska districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,740 to 3,288 students (down 12%) and from 258 to 262 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Hastings | High | 09-12 | 991 |
| HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL | Hastings | Middle | 06-08 | 757 |
| MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER | Hastings | Elementary | PK-PK | 501 |
| HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Hastings | Elementary | PK-05 | 343 |
| RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL | Hastings | Elementary | PK-05 | 336 |
| LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Hastings | Elementary | PK-05 | 305 |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Hastings | Elementary | PK-05 | 289 |
| ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Hastings | Elementary | PK-05 | 267 |
About HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS is a low-population Nebraska school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 3,789.
For a sense of the school types, HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS is built around 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 474 in this district, higher than the Nebraska typical of 324.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS has rose 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,672 students to 3,789. HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS now counts 8 public schools, up from 7 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.