Grand Island Public Schools
Public school district based in Grand Island, Nebraska. NCES district ID 3100016; state ID NE-400002000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
23
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
9,983
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
644.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
15.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 664 | |
| Kindergarten | 673 | |
| Grade 1 | 774 | |
| Grade 2 | 740 | |
| Grade 3 | 787 | |
| Grade 4 | 750 | |
| Grade 5 | 780 | |
| Grade 6 | 707 | |
| Grade 7 | 684 | |
| Grade 8 | 728 | |
| Grade 9 | 631 | |
| Grade 10 | 713 | |
| Grade 11 | 741 | |
| Grade 12 | 611 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% | |
| Asian | 0.8% | |
| Black or African American | 4.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 60.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | |
| White | 30.5% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.7% | |
| Male | 52.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 23.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island Senior High School Grand Island | 9–12 | Regular | 2,696 | 151.3 | 17.8 | City: Small |
| Walnut Middle School Grand Island | 6–8 | Regular | 777 | 56.5 | 13.8 | City: Small |
| Westridge Middle School Grand Island | 6–8 | Regular | 694 | 50.7 | 13.7 | City: Small |
| Barr Middle School Grand Island | 6–8 | Regular | 648 | 51.5 | 12.6 | City: Small |
| Howard Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 484 | 28.9 | 16.8 | City: Small |
| Starr Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 453 | 28.7 | 15.8 | City: Small |
| Engleman Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 448 | 24.2 | 18.5 | City: Small |
| Shoemaker Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 438 | 27.2 | 16.1 | City: Small |
| Dodge Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 436 | 29.0 | 15 | City: Small |
| Wasmer Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 373 | 25.0 | 14.9 | City: Small |
| Jefferson Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 352 | 24.3 | 14.5 | City: Small |
| Newell Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 348 | 25.4 | 13.7 | City: Small |
| West Lawn Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 338 | 23.5 | 14.4 | City: Small |
| Lincoln Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 328 | 22.0 | 14.9 | City: Small |
| Gates Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 284 | 17.8 | 16 | City: Small |
| O'Connor Early Learning Center Grand Island | PK | Regular | 278 | 9.2 | 30.3 | City: Small |
| Knickrehm Elementary School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 263 | 16.7 | 15.8 | City: Small |
| Stolley Park Elem School Grand Island | PK–5 | Regular | 258 | 19.2 | 13.4 | City: Small |
| Seedling Mile Elem School Grand Island | 1–5 | Regular | 87 | 10.4 | 8.4 | City: Small |
| Islander Annex Grand Island | 9–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
| Skills Academy Grand Island | PK–12 | Alternative | 0 | 3.0 | — | City: Small |
| Indra House Grand Island | 9–12 | Special Education | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
| Career Pathways Institute Grand Island | 9–12 | Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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