Total enrollment
3,730
-189 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Nebraska · 3,751 students · 1 city
NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS's public-school footprint covers 12 schools with combined enrollment of about 3,751 students, averaging 313 per school.
4-year change in NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Nebraska | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,751 | #17 of 93 | #2,588 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #10 of 93 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #86 of 93 | #5,994 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.6% | #32 of 87 | #5,559 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #18 of 43 | #3,737 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 NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 70.6% proficient to MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL at 50.6%, a gap of 20.1 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 20 Nebraska districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 4,090 to 3,730 students (down 9%) and from 262 to 242 full-time teachers (down 8%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL | North Platte | High | 09-12 | 1,145 |
| ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL | North Platte | Middle | 07-08 | 513 |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | North Platte | Elementary | PK-05 | 329 |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | North Platte | Elementary | PK-05 | 316 |
| MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL | North Platte | Middle | 06-06 | 263 |
| MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | North Platte | Elementary | PK-05 | 247 |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | North Platte | Elementary | PK-05 | 226 |
| CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | North Platte | Elementary | PK-05 | 225 |
| EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | North Platte | Elementary | PK-05 | 217 |
| BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER | North Platte | Elementary | PK-PK | 133 |
| LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | North Platte | Elementary | PK-05 | 116 |
| OSGOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | North Platte | Elementary | PK-PK | 21 |
About NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Across 12 schools, NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS educates about 3,751 students in Nebraska. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
On the school-mix side, NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS is built around 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 5%: 3,919 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,730 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS lost 1 school, going from 12 to 11.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.