Total enrollment
224
+4 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
2 schools in STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Nebraska · 224 students · 1 city
2 public K-12 schools sit under STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Nebraska, serving roughly 224 students (1 elementary and 1 high).
4-year change in STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 198 to 224 students (up 13%) and from 23 to 20 full-time teachers (down 13%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Sterling | Elementary | PK-06 | 143 |
| STERLING HIGH SCHOOL | Sterling | High | 07-12 | 81 |
About STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
As a thinly populated district in Nebraska, STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 224 students across 2 schools.
For a sense of the school types, STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 1 elementary and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 112 in this district, meaningfully below the Nebraska typical of 324.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 220 students in SY 2020-21 versus 224 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.