Regular local school district · Douglas County
Bennington Public Schools, NE: schools, enrollment and spending
Bennington Public Schools runs 8 public schools with 4,381 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.1 students per teacher is about the same as the Nebraska figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 4,381
- Teachers (FTE)
- 311
- Students per teacher
- 14.1
- NE: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 11620 N 156th St, Bennington, NE 68007
- Phone
- (402)238-3044
- County
- Douglas County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3103990
- State district ID
- NE-280059000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 537
- School counselors (FTE)
- 12.0About 365 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 11.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.1
Nebraska14.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,589), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $46.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.5 million
- State revenue
- $17.8 million
- Local revenue
- $25.8 million
- Total spending
- $64.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $17,895
- Salaries
- $19.7 million30.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $133.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.3%
- State: 38.6%
- Local: 56.0%
Nebraska overall
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 31.4%
- Local: 59.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$17,895
Nebraska$16,481
United States$16,826
Schools in Bennington Public Schools
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Anchor Pointe Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 544 | 16.5 |
| Bennington Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 368 | 13.6 |
| Bennington High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,068 | 15.5 |
| Bennington Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 431 | 12.3 |
| Bennington South Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 599 | 15.0 |
| Heritage Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 436 | 14.1 |
| Pine Creek Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 556 | 12.9 |
| Stratford Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 379 | 13.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Douglas County
- Omaha Public Schools 52,524 students
- Millard Public Schools 23,253 students
- Elkhorn Public Schools 11,653 students
- Westside Community Schools 6,330 students
- Ralston Public Schools 3,491 students
- Douglas Co West Community Schs 1,096 students
- Ncyf Community High School 17 students
- Alegent/Immanuel Rtc 0 students
- Boys Town Interim Prg Schs 0 students
- Douglas County Youth Center 0 students
- Nova Alternative School 0 students
- Omaha Home for Boys School 0 students
- Radius Omaha 0 students
- Uta Halee Academy Program 0 students
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.