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Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, Nebraska
District details
Superintendent: John Skretta (interim)
# of school board members: 7
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Lincoln Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska.

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• Superintendent
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Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

John Skretta is the interim superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools. Skretta was appointed interim superintendent in January 2025. His previous career experience includes serving as the Chief Administrator for Educational Service Unit 6 from 2019 to 2024, as an English and reading teacher, instructional coordinator, associate principal, principal, associate superintendent, and superintendent for Norris Public Schools.

Past superintendents

• Paul Gausman was the superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools. Gausman was appointed superintendent on July 1, 2022, and left the office in December 2024. Gausman's previous career experience included working as superintendent of the Sioux City Community School District in Nebraska and the West Central School District in South Dakota. He has also worked as a coordinator of education, coordinator of fine and performing arts, and marching band director.
• Steve Joel was the superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools from 2010 until 2022. Joel's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent for Grand Island Public Schools and Beatrice Public Schools in Nebraska.

School board

The Lincoln Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected by district.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Lincoln Public Schools, District 1	John Goodwin	May 19, 2025
Lincoln Public Schools, District 2	Piyush Srivastav	May 15, 2023
Lincoln Public Schools, District 3	Barbara Baier	2005
Lincoln Public Schools, District 4	Annie Mumgaard	2015
Lincoln Public Schools, District 5	Mara Krivohlavek	May 19, 2025
Lincoln Public Schools, District 6	Bob Rauner	May 20, 2019
Lincoln Public Schools, District 7	Marilyn Johnson-Farr	May 19, 2025

Elections

See also: Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska, elections

Seats on the Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education are up for election in May every two years.

Four seats on the board were up for general election on May 6, 2025. A primary was scheduled for April 8, 2025. The filing deadline was February 17, 2025 for incumbents and was March 3, 2025 for non-incumbents.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Lincoln Public Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

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Participation by Citizens Public Comment Public comment will be scheduled at some Lincoln Board of Education meetings. Except for closed sessions called in accordance with applicable state laws, the Lincoln Board of Educatioin will allow members of the public an opportunity to participate in Public Comment at each of its meetings. In the meeting at which public comment is scheduled, a majority of members present and voting may also choose to allow, terminate or reduce the time for public comment at any time. The following will help guide the Public Comment agenda item at Board Meetings and Public Hearings: 1. Persons speaking during Public Comment will be called forward individually by the Board Chair to the location identified for such purpose. 2. A time limit of three minutes will be allotted for any speaker unless prior to the beginning of the Public Comment agenda item, the chair sets a different reasonable timeframe to be allotted for speakers in order to accommodate the number of persons who have submitted Record of Appearance cards. The time limit is per speaker, per meeting and may not be transferred or assigned to other speakers. 3. The chair may endeavor to organize public comment by what agenda items or other issues have been identified as topics by public speakers, adjust for the age of speakers, and/or split the Public Comment agenda item to be conducted in different positions within the Board’s Order of Business. At the discretion of the chair, the speaker may be allotted additional time. Board members may share, address or consider comments from the public during public comment, at the end of public comment or when related business is on the agenda. 4. In order to be called forward to address the Board during Public Comment, each person wishing to speak must obtain a “Record of Appearance” card from staff at the meeting in which they wish to speak. Record of Appearance cards are available beginning 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the meeting. Those wishing to speak must accurately complete the required sections of the card and submit it to the appropriate staff member by 15 minutes after the start of the meeting. 5. Individuals will be called forward to speak by name, organization being represented, if applicable, and address. Each individual speaking to the Board will be required to identify himself or herself prior to giving public comment by stating their first and last name and, if applicable, any organization they represent. 6. In cases where more than one person wishes to speak on the same topic, their presentations to the Board may, at the discretion of the chair, be grouped together by topic. 7. If the number of people wishing to speak under the public comment portions of the agenda is large, the chair may rule that a public hearing be scheduled. 8. Persons speaking to the Board during public comment may make printed materials (paper no larger than 8.5 x 11 inches) available to the Board but may not use any other form of media. Public speakers are asked to provide 10 copies of any copies of printed materials presented to the Board. Persons attending Board meetings and/or speaking to the Board during Public Comment or during a public hearing must follow all requirements established by the Board, as well as all Board, chair and staff directions, in order to help maintain the order, proper decorum, safety and security, and the non-disruptive functioning of the Board meeting. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Abiding by time limits; Refraining from applauding, cheering, jeering, or engaging in speech that defames any individual(s), or stymies or blocks meeting progress; Refraining from the use of audio recordings, video recordings, or any digital still images, posters, signs, costumes, other props and/or photographs; Refraining from abusive, disruptive or threatening language or gestures; and Staying in the areas identified by the Board as reserved for the public. If at any time persons appearing before the Board do not comply with these or any other Board requirements, it shall be the responsibility of the chair to declare that person or persons out of order and require a change in behavior, delay or recess the meeting, or refuse permission to continue to address the Board, and ultimately, may require the person or persons to leave the premises of the Board meeting. Date of Adoption 2024-06-25 Reviewed and Affirmed by the Board: 2024-05-20 Latest Revision: 2022-05-16 Original Adoption or Oldest Version: 2008-09-23 Related Policies and Regulations: 8420, 8470 Legal Reference: Legal Reference: 79-560; 79-570; 84-1407 to 84-1414

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School board meetings

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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.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$76,766,000	$1,839	12%
Local:	$352,908,000	$8,453	57%
State:	$184,262,000	$4,414	30%
Total:	$613,936,000	$14,706

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$623,824,000	$14,942
Total Current Expenditures:	$535,655,000	$12,830
Instructional Expenditures:	$342,936,000	$8,214	55%
Student and Staff Support:	$43,147,000	$1,033	7%
Administration:	$61,837,000	$1,481	10%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$87,735,000	$2,101	14%
Total Capital Outlay:	$69,403,000	$1,662
Construction:	$50,505,000	$1,209
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$18,759,000	$449

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2024-2025	$48,556	$89,426
2023-2024	$47,355	$96,705
2022-2023	$47,056	$92,567
2020-2021	$46,756	$88,601

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.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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 (%)
2021-2022	49	64	23	30	20-24	38	57
2020-2021	50	61	25	33	20-24	40	57
2018-2019	56	68	31	40	30-34	45	63
2017-2018	57	69	28	40	30-34	48	63
2016-2017	73	79	49	59	40-44	66	78
2015-2016	77	81	54	64	50-54	71	82
2014-2015	77	79	52	64	50-54	70	82
2013-2014	76	80	52	64	45-49	70	82
2012-2013	74	77	51	59	45-49	68	79
2011-2012	72	75	45	58	40-44	66	78
2010-2011	73	78	52	60	50-54		78

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 (%)
2021-2022	51	56	29	35	25-29	42	58
2020-2021	53	55	30	36	25-29	45	60
2018-2019	56	62	34	43	25-29	49	62
2017-2018	58	63	34	44	30-34	52	64
2016-2017	58	63	34	43	25-29	48	64
2015-2016	85	83	72	76	70-74	82	88
2014-2015	83	81	65	73	75-79	78	87
2013-2014	81	81	61	69	55-59	75	86
2012-2013	80	78	62	69	60-64	76	85
2011-2012	78	73	58	66	55-59	74	83
2010-2011	78	74	62	66	55-59		82

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 (%)
2021-2022	82	85-89	65-69	71	40-49	75-79	87
2020-2021	80	90-94	60-64	71	40-59	65-69	85
2019-2020	81	85-89	60-64	65	40-59	70-74	86
2018-2019	82	85-89	70-74	74	60-79	70-74	86
2017-2018	82	80-84	65-69	71	21-39	80-84	86
2016-2017	83	85-89	70-74	73	40-59	80-84	86
2015-2016	83	80-84	75-79	70-74	40-59	75-79	86
2014-2015	82	70-74	65-69	70-74	40-59	75-79	87
2013-2014	84	70-74	75-79	70-74	40-59	80-84	87
2012-2013	84	65-69	75-79	70-74	60-79	80-84	87
2011-2012	83	80-84	75-79	70-74	40-59	80-84	86
2010-2011	80	80-84	65-69	60-64	60-69		84

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	41,654	-0.5
2022-2023	41,850	0.2
2021-2022	41,747	0.2
2020-2021	41,674	-1.4
2019-2020	42,258	0.6
2018-2019	42,020	0.7
2017-2018	41,737	3.9
2016-2017	40,109	0.7
2015-2016	39,842	2.0
2014-2015	39,034	3.0
2013-2014	37,879	2.5
2012-2013	36,943	1.1
2011-2012	36,528	1.7
2010-2011	35,896	2.7
2009-2010	34,915	2.4
2008-2009	34,061	1.7
2007-2008	33,466	1.6
2006-2007	32,934	1.3
2005-2006	32,505	0.7
2004-2005	32,270	0.5
2003-2004	32,120	0.8
2002-2003	31,867	0.9
2001-2002	31,581	0.7
2000-2001	31,354	1.0
1999-2000	31,052	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Lincoln Public Schools (%)	Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.6	1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	4.8	3.1
Black	7.3	6.5
Hispanic	16.4	22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	9.3	4.7
White	61.5	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

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lincoln Public Schools had 3,059.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	135.62
Kindergarten:	0.00
Elementary:	2,048.65
Secondary:	874.98
Total:	3,059.25

Lincoln Public Schools employed 140.30 district administrators and 130.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	140.30
District Administrative Support:	63.88
School Administrators:	130.00
School Administrative Support:	231.34

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	475.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	47.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	127.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	79.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	47.90
Librarians/Media Specialists:	55.50
Library/Media Support:	6.00
Student Support Services:	286.63
Other Support Services:	1,538.93

Schools

Lincoln Public Schools operates 78 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Adams Elementary School	757	PK-5
Arnold Elementary School	687	PK-5
Arts & Humanities Focus Prgm	0	9-12
Bay High Focus Program	0	9-12
Beattie Elementary School	350	PK-5
Belmont Elementary School	788	PK-5
Brownell Elementary School	335	PK-5
Bryan Community School	0	9-12
Calvert Elementary School	336	PK-5
Campbell Elementary School	649	PK-5
Cavett Elementary School	561	PK-5
Clinton Elementary School	419	PK-5
Culler Middle School	680	6-8
Dawes Middle School	396	6-8
Donald D Sherrill Education Cntr - Elem	0	PK-5
Early Childhood At Northwest High School	26	PK-PK
Early Childhood At Standing Bear Hs	18	PK-PK
Eastridge Elementary School	279	PK-5
Ecse - Homebased	510	PK-PK
Educare Of Lincoln	136	PK-PK
Elliott Elementary School	382	PK-5
Everett Elementary School	413	PK-5
Fredstrom Elementary School	435	PK-5
Goodrich Middle School	852	6-8
Hartley Elementary School	333	PK-5
High School Student Support Program	0	9-12
Hill Elementary School	396	PK-5
Holmes Elementary School	387	PK-5
Humann Elementary School	507	PK-5
Huntington Elementary School	358	PK-5
Infant Toddler At Bryan Community School	8	PK-PK
Infant Toddler At Lincoln High School	7	PK-PK
Infant Toddler At Lincoln Northeast High School	2	PK-PK
Irving Middle School	828	6-8
Kahoa Elementary School	436	PK-5
Kloefkorn Elementary	495	PK-5
Kooser Elementary School	899	PK-5
Lakeview Elementary School	392	PK-5
Lefler Middle School	611	6-8
Lincoln East High School	2,078	9-12
Lincoln High School	2,118	9-12
Lincoln Northeast High School	1,769	9-12
Lincoln Southeast High School	1,880	9-12
Lps Career Academy	0	11-12
Lps Graduation Pathways Program	0	10-12
Lux Middle School	808	6-8
Maxey Elementary School	665	PK-5
Mcphee Elementary School	275	PK-5
Meadow Lane Elementary School	549	PK-5
Mickle Middle School	702	6-8
Middle School Student Support Program	0	6-8
Moore Middle School	759	6-8
Morley Elementary School	364	PK-5
North Star High School	1,914	9-12
Northwest High School	902	9-12
Norwood Park Elementary School	254	PK-5
Nuernberger Education Center	0	6-8
Park Middle School	784	6-8
Pershing Elementary School	436	PK-5
Pound Middle School	719	6-8
Prescott Elementary School	506	PK-5
Pyrtle Elementary School	450	PK-5
Randolph Elementary School	450	PK-5
Riley Elementary School	276	PK-5
Robinson Elementary School	348	PK-5
Roper Elementary School	851	PK-5
Rousseau Elementary School	558	PK-5
Saratoga Elementary School	225	PK-5
Schoo Middle School	926	6-8
Science Focus Program	0	9-12
Scott Middle School	1,103	6-8
Sheridan Elementary School	372	PK-5
Southwest High School	2,049	9-12
Special Ed Yankee Hill Program	0	9-12
Standing Bear High School	317	9-12
West Lincoln Elementary School	466	PK-5
Wysong Elementary	734	PK-5
Zeman Elementary School	379	PK-5

Contact information

Lincoln Public Schools
5905 O St.
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: 402-436-1000

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