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Anselmo-Merna Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 246 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Anselmo-Merna Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Custer and Blaine counties). During the 2024 school year, 246 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Afton Christen
Ben Cooksley
Tom Griffith
Rodney Lamb
Jacob Parsons
Sandy Priest

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $304,000 $1,178 6%
Local: $3,547,000 $13,748 75%
State: $859,000 $3,329 18%
Total: $4,710,000 $18,256
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,582,000 $17,759
Total Current Expenditures: $4,318,000 $16,736
Instructional Expenditures: $2,278,000 $8,829 50%
Student and Staff Support: $411,000 $1,593 9%
Administration: $734,000 $2,844 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $895,000 $3,468 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $118,000 $457
Construction: $118,000 $457
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45-49 PS PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 60-64 PS PS 60-64
2016-2017 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 80-84 PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS 80-84
2011-2012 85-89 PS 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45-49 PS PS PS 45-49
2018-2019 45-49 PS PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 85-89 PS 85-89
2014-2015 80-84 PS 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS 80-84
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS 75-79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=50 >=50
2018-2019 >=80 >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS PS >=50
2015-2016 >=80 >=80
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=50 PS >=50

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 246 0.4
2022-2023 245 -5.3
2021-2022 258 1.2
2020-2021 255 -13.3
2019-2020 289 -1.0
2018-2019 292 6.5
2017-2018 273 2.9
2016-2017 265 -2.3
2015-2016 271 4.8
2014-2015 258 6.6
2013-2014 241 4.1
2012-2013 231 -13.0
2011-2012 261 4.2
2010-2011 250 3.6
2009-2010 241 -5.4
2008-2009 254 5.1
2007-2008 241 -4.1
2006-2007 251 3.2
2005-2006 243 -2.5
2004-2005 249 -0.8
2003-2004 251 -4.0
2002-2003 261 -5.0
2001-2002 274 -4.4
2000-2001 286 -3.1
1999-2000 295 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Anselmo-Merna Public Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.1
Black 0.4 6.5
Hispanic 2.0 22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.0 4.7
White 97.6 61.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Anselmo-Merna Public Schools had 23.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.47.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 11.50
Secondary: 11.00
Total: 23.50

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.82
Other Support Services: 10.25

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna149PK-6
Anselmo-Merna High School977-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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