Top Rankings
Sidney Public Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 334 students in Sidney Public Schools. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Nebraska.
Public High Schools in Sidney Public Schools have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Nebraska public high school average of 50%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Public High School in Sidney Public School have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is more than the Nebraska average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Sidney High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Nebraska or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public high school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
7 Schools
339 Schools
# Students
1,222 Students
106,970 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
8,163 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sidney Public Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#175 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
62%
Graduation Rate
87%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
3%
% Hispanic
9%
22%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
87%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,773 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,484. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,128 is less than the state median of $16,797. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,773
$15,484
Spending / Student
$14,128
$16,797
Best Sidney Public Schools Public High Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sidney High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1100 19th Ave
Sidney, NE 69162
(308) 254-5855
Sidney, NE 69162
(308) 254-5855
Gr: 9-12 | 334 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: n/an/a
Sidney Alternative Program
Alternative School
1100 19th Ave
Sidney, NE 69162
(308) 254-4467
Sidney, NE 69162
(308) 254-4467
Gr: 9-12
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