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Gothenburg Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 829 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Gothenburg Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Custer, Dawson, and Lincoln counties). During the 2024 school year, 829 students attended one of the district's three 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

Gothenburg 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
Lisa Brass
Matt Dalrymple
Kyle Fornoff
Becky Jobman
Kelly Terrell
Nathan Wyatt

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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: $1,099,000 $1,307 8%
Local: $9,658,000 $11,484 74%
State: $2,207,000 $2,624 17%
Total: $12,964,000 $15,415
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,288,000 $15,800
Total Current Expenditures: $12,412,000 $14,758
Instructional Expenditures: $7,130,000 $8,478 54%
Student and Staff Support: $1,564,000 $1,859 12%
Administration: $1,878,000 $2,233 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,840,000 $2,187 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $854,000 $1,015
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $22,000 $26

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 42 PS <50 21-39 PS PS 44
2018-2019 52 PS <50 30-39 PS PS 54
2017-2018 50 PS <50 21-39 PS PS 52
2016-2017 74 PS 40-59 PS PS 75
2015-2016 76 <50 60-79 PS PS 77
2014-2015 75 PS PS 50-59 PS PS 77
2013-2014 74 PS PS 50-59 >=50 76
2012-2013 80 PS PS >=80 >=50 80
2011-2012 79 PS PS 60-79 PS <50 80
2010-2011 75 PS PS 60-69 76

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 51 PS <50 40-59 PS PS 52
2018-2019 54 PS <50 30-39 PS PS 57
2017-2018 50 PS <50 21-39 PS PS 51
2016-2017 53 PS 21-39 PS PS 54
2015-2016 80 >=50 60-79 PS PS 80
2014-2015 82 PS PS 70-79 PS PS 83
2013-2014 79 PS PS 60-69 >=50 80
2012-2013 78 PS PS >=80 >=50 78
2011-2012 79 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 81
2010-2011 73 PS PS 60-69 74

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 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS >=50 >=90
2014-2015 >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 90-94 PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94

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 829 -2.2
2022-2023 847 0.7
2021-2022 841 1.5
2020-2021 828 -6.3
2019-2020 880 -0.3
2018-2019 883 -3.5
2017-2018 914 -0.5
2016-2017 919 -3.5
2015-2016 951 1.6
2014-2015 936 -1.4
2013-2014 949 2.3
2012-2013 927 1.9
2011-2012 909 -2.0
2010-2011 927 1.1
2009-2010 917 -0.4
2008-2009 921 2.4
2007-2008 899 2.3
2006-2007 878 5.1
2005-2006 833 3.6
2004-2005 803 -1.0
2003-2004 811 -0.1
2002-2003 812 -3.4
2001-2002 840 0.7
2000-2001 834 0.8
1999-2000 827 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gothenburg Public Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 3.1
Black 1.5 6.5
Hispanic 7.4 22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.5 4.7
White 88.9 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, Gothenburg Public Schools had 62.34 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.3.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.70
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 31.92
Secondary: 28.72
Total: 62.34

Gothenburg Public Schools employed 3.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.99
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.33
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.66
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.00
Other Support Services: 11.00

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]

Gothenburg Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dudley Elementary School426PK-6
Gothenburg Secondary School3717-12
Swede Preschool Academy32PK-PK


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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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