High Schools in Aurora Public Schools

Summary:

Aurora Public Schools, a district in Nebraska, has one high school, Aurora High School, which serves grades 9-12. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a relatively high graduation rate and proficiency rates in certain subject areas, it also faces challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate and a declining statewide ranking.

Aurora High School had a 87.9% four-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate was 19.3%, which is relatively high and could be an area of concern. In terms of academic performance, the school's proficiency rates in ACT/English Language Arts (47.78%), ACT/Mathematics (52.22%), and ACT/Science (56.67%) were all higher than the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year, but its performance was mixed in the previous year, with some subjects above and some below the state averages.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($20,943 in the 2023-2024 school year) and low student-teacher ratio (10.5), its statewide ranking has declined over the past three school years, from 123rd out of 215 Nebraska high schools in 2022-2023 to 134th out of 168 in 2023-2024 and 76th out of 146 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may be struggling to keep pace with other high schools in the state and may need to focus on improving academic outcomes in a more consistent manner.

District Detail

300 L St
Aurora, NE 68818-1902

(402) 694-6923

SchoolDigger Rank:
67^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,230

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aurora High School	Public	9-12	300 M St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 694-6923	382	34	11.2	26.7%	341 (89.3%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	52.7	76^th of 146 public high schools	47.9%		23	134^th of 168 public high schools	20.2%	58	47.8	52.2	56.7	$20,943	$315	$17,697

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hampton Public School	6.71 mi	2
Giltner Public Schools	9.56 mi	2
Heartland Community Schools	12.08 mi	2	66^th
Northwest Public Schools	14.38 mi	5
Grand Island Public Schools	15.89 mi	23	111^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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