Top Rankings
Dundy Co Stratton School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 125 students in Dundy Co Stratton School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle School in Dundy Co Stratton School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
3 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
291 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
34 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dundy Co Stratton School District, which is ranked within the top 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 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#99 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)64%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
13%
19%
% Black
2%
5%
% White
83%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,863 is higher than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,519 is higher than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,863
$15,464
Spending / Student
$22,519
$16,776
Best Dundy Co Stratton School District ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dundy Co Stratton High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
400 9th Ave West
Benkelman, NE 69021
(308) 423-2738
Benkelman, NE 69021
(308) 423-2738
Grades: 7-12
| 125 students
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