Regular local school district · Saline County
Crete Public Schools, NE: schools, enrollment and spending
Crete Public Schools runs 6 public schools with 2,275 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.6 students per teacher is 1.5 higher than the Nebraska figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,275
- Teachers (FTE)
- 146
- Students per teacher
- 15.6
- NE: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 930 Main Ave, Crete, NE 68333
- Phone
- (402)826-5855
- County
- Saline County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3100095
- State district ID
- NE-760002000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 387
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 455 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.6
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 (2,063), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $31.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.4 million
- State revenue
- $13.1 million
- Local revenue
- $14.9 million
- Total spending
- $33.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,316
- Salaries
- $16.2 million48.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $28.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.9%
- State: 41.8%
- Local: 47.3%
Nebraska overall
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 31.4%
- Local: 59.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,316
Nebraska$16,481
United States$16,826
Schools in Crete Public Schools
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Crete Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 438 | 14.6 |
| Crete High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 705 | 15.3 |
| Crete Intermediate SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 455 | 14.2 |
| Crete Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 471 | 16.8 |
| Crete Preschool | Prekindergarten | PK | 206 | 22.9 |
| Crete Success Academy | High | 9 to 12 | 0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Saline County
- Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools 601 students
- Dorchester Public School 230 students
- Friend Public Schools 227 students
More in Nebraska
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.