Sutton Secondary School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Sutton, Nebraska

Sutton Secondary School in Sutton, Nebraska enrolled 174 students in 2024-25 with 17.7 full-time teachers, 9.8 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Nebraska: 87.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

180 students in 2022-23, 179 students in 2023-24, 174 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 17.7.

Students enrolled at Sutton Secondary School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1740501001502002022-231802023-241792024-25174
Students enrolled at Sutton Secondary School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1740501001502002022-231802023-241792024-25174
Students enrolled at Sutton Secondary School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1740501001502002022-231802023-241792024-25174
Students enrolled at Sutton Secondary School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1740501001502002022-231802023-241792024-25174
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318018.010.0
2023-2417917.410.3
2024-2517417.79.8

9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Nebraska high schools

Among the 266 Nebraska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 9.8; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 9.8; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 9.8; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; This school 9.8; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 10.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 372 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sutton Secondary School enrolled 186 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 372 of the 186 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.6% of students were White, 21.3% Hispanic, 1.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White77.6%
  2. Hispanic21.3%
  3. Two or more races1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sutton Secondary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNebraska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑49%48%47.1%
Math, 2022-2370‑74%65% (2021-22)58.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 33 students in Sutton Secondary School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNebraska
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more87.3%
Students in the class333324,336

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Sutton Secondary School

  1. Harvard High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 50 students, 5.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. West Hastings High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 28 miles away: 22 students, 7.3 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  3. Compare Sutton Secondary School with Harvard High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sutton Public Schools spends per student$16,257 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,257
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaSutton Secondary School is the number 122 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#122 of 268
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.9.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sutton Secondary School

  1. How many students attend Sutton Secondary School?
    174 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 180 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sutton, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sutton Secondary School?
    9.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sutton Secondary School a Title I school?
    Sutton Secondary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sutton Secondary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sutton Secondary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Sutton Secondary School?
    90% or more of the 33 students in Sutton Secondary School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Sutton Secondary School in?
    Sutton Public Schools, NCES district ID 3177520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317752001650 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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