Hershey Public Schools

Summary:

The Hershey Public Schools district in Nebraska operates two schools: Hershey Elementary School serving grades PK-6 and Hershey High School serving grades 7-12. The district as a whole is highly ranked, placing 17th out of 115 districts in Nebraska and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hershey High School stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking among the best high schools in Nebraska and reaching the 19th position out of 146 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school boasts an impressive 87.9% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average, and its students outperform their peers statewide on ACT assessments, with 64.86% to 67.57% proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.3 is lower than the elementary school, indicating a more personalized learning environment.

While Hershey Elementary School does not reach the same level of excellence as the high school, it still performs well, ranking 81st out of 274 Nebraska elementary schools in 2024-2025 with a 4-star rating. The elementary school's students demonstrate strong performance on NSCAS assessments, with 52.17% to 82.86% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65.22% to 88.37% in Mathematics. However, both schools share a higher-than-desired chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%, an area the district may want to address to improve student engagement and outcomes.

District Detail

301 S Lincoln
Hershey, NE 69143-0369

(308) 368-5574

SchoolDigger Rank:
17^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 539

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)						NSCAS Mathematics (2025)					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	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	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
Hershey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 368-5572	300	21	14.1	35.0%	275 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	70.8	86^th of 294 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.9	110^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.3%	24	52.2	79.1	82.9	81.8		72.6	65.2	88.4	77.1	78.8	77.1				$17,523	$1,320	$14,322
Hershey High School	Public	7-12	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 368-5573	239	20	12.2	32.6%	218 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	82.6	19^th of 146 public high schools	87.0%		65.4	64^th of 168 public high schools	61.9%	45					69.1	78.2					57.7	64.9	64.9	67.6	$18,071	$370	$15,527

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sutherland Public Schools	6.49 mi	2
North Platte Public Schools	10.25 mi	12	85^th
Paxton Consolidated Schools	18.93 mi	2
Wallace Public School District 65 R	23.58 mi	2
Maxwell Public Schools	25.7 mi	2

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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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