Education - Sutherland, Nebraska

Education
|| Home || Our Community || Education || Health Care || Business & Industry || Points of Interest ||

Elementary and Junior/Senior High

MISSION STATEMENT
It is the mission of the Sutherland Public Schools to develop life-long skills; to foster a feeling of respect on a personal, community, and global level; and to expect and instill pride, enthusiasm, and responsibility in a cooperative environment.

The Sutherland School District is a K-12 system with a total of 390 students. The enrollment has been very stable for the past 15 years.

Staff
The Sutherland School District employs both full-time and part-time certificated staff and classified personnel. Currently, the school staff consists of 33 teachers, one school counselor, one media specialist, two principals and a school superintendent. Part-time services are received from the Educational Service Unit #16 in the areas of speech therapy and school psychology. Classified staff includes one bookkeeper, one principal secretary, three maintenance personnel, three food service personnel, six part-time teacher aides and three bus drivers.
Budget and Funds
Sutherland School District tax levy of $1.30497 is the lowest of any K-12 district in Lincoln County. The per pupil cost is $5,538.57 per year. The school facilities are very modern and are equipped with central air conditioning.
Curriculum and Testing
The Sutherland School District offers a wide variety of curriculum offerings with small class size kept in mind. Technology is at the forefront, with three computer rooms and two distance learning education rooms. All classrooms have two Internet connections. Sixty-eight percent of the students scored above the 50th percentile on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) achievement test. The senior student average on the ACT was 20.7%. The Nebraska average is 21.4% with a national average of 20.9%. Of the 36 spring graduates, 75% are attending institutes of higher learning.

Post-Secondary Education

Sutherland is part of the Mid-Plains Community College Area which encompasses 18 counties. The area is governed by an 11-member Board of Governors elected by the citizens of the area served. Campus facilities are operated at Mid-Plains Community College at North Platte and the McCook Community College. The 1993-94 credit enrollment for the area was more than 4,000 students.

The University of Nebraska-Kearney offers bachelor degree programs in Criminal Justice, Elementary Education, Business Administration, and Special Education at Mid-Plains Community College.

Colleges, universities, and community colleges frequently attended by Sutherland High School graduates include:

College	Location	Distance
Mid-Plains Community College	North Platte	20 miles
McCook Community College	McCook	80 miles
Western Nebraska Community College	Sidney	90 miles
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Kearney	120 miles
Chadron State College	Chadron	206 miles
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln	244 miles
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Omaha	292 miles

|| Top of Page || Home ||

Sutherland is a Fair Housing Village