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Best High Schools in Zip Code 68779

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The 68779 zip code is home to a single high school, Stanton High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Stanton Community Schools district. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, it continues to provide education to the local community.

Stanton High School's performance has been mixed, with a four-year graduation rate slightly below the state average at 87.9%. The school also struggles with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%, which could be contributing to its academic challenges. Test scores are uneven, with some subject areas performing above the state average, while others, such as 11th grade ACT scores, fall significantly behind.

Despite the school's lower performance, it spends more per student than the state average at $25,552, and has a student-teacher ratio of 11.5, which is lower than the state average. This suggests an opportunity to explore how resources are being utilized and whether they are effectively addressing the needs of the school's student population, which includes a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 44.74%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stanton High School	Public	7-12	1007 Kingwood St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 439-2250	182	18	10.3	34.1%	160 (87.9%)	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)								(n/a)	69.4	70.3	$27,731	$00	$22,599

Cities Near Zip Code 68779

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stanton	0.1 mi	2	25^th
Norfolk	9.46 mi	13	98^th
Madison	14.11 mi	5
Wisner	15.76 mi	2	40^th
Winside	15.78 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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