Total enrollment
980
-343 (-26%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Nebraska · 1,141 students · 1 city
Public schools in the SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS system total 6 schools across Nebraska, with roughly 1,141 students enrolled (3 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
-2 (-33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Nebraska | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #15 of 22 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,141 | #38 of 93 | #6,448 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #31 of 93 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #46 of 93 | #3,797 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.0% | #24 of 87 | #4,762 of 8,164 |
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 SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 63.1% proficient to NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 55.4%, a gap of 7.7 points. That is the 20th widest gap among 20 Nebraska districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 962 to 980 students (up 2%) and from 67 to 73 full-time teachers (up 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL | Sidney | High | 09-12 | 329 |
| SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Sidney | Elementary | 01-03 | 261 |
| WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Sidney | Middle | 04-06 | 238 |
| NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Sidney | Elementary | 03-04 | 161 |
| SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Sidney | Middle | 07-08 | 152 |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Sidney | Elementary | PK-KG | · |
About SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Across 6 schools, SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS educates about 1,141 students in Nebraska. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
For a sense of the school types, SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS consists of 3 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 190 in this district, meaningfully below the Nebraska typical of 324.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS has shrank 26% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,323 students to 980. Over that span, SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS lost 2 schools, going from 6 to 4.
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