Did You Know?

• Over 85% of our students perform at/above proficiency on state math assessments.

• Over 87% of our students perform at/above proficiency on state reading assessments.

• The Class of 2018 earned over $4.6 million in scholarship money with more than $350,000 of this coming from local donors.

• Over 950 dual credits were earned by YHS students during the 2017-18 school year.

• YPS has had an average annual spending increase of just 1.3% since 2008-09. We’ve had a 0% spending increase since 2014-15.

• We’re recognized as an exemplary school district across the state due to our diverse curriculum that offers more than 12 career academies, work certification programming, job internships, on-line offerings, and more.

• Nebraska K-12 schools receive 49% of their funding from local property taxes while the national average is 29%. YPS receives about 71% to 74% of our funding from local property taxes.

• Nebraska K-12 schools receive 33% of their funding from state sources while the national average is 47%. YPS receives only about 18% of our funding from state sources.

• The YPS Foundation continues to raise money for “Project Phil-Anthropy” in honor of the late Phil Towle to assist students in need. We have an annual fundraising goal of $7,500. Please contact the YPS District Office if you’re interested in making a donation.

• The average YPS teacher has over 18 years of teaching experience.

• Our YES and YMS after-school programs serve over 120 students on a regular basis.

• Students who take more advanced courses substantially increase their ACT scores. York students that took Biology, Chemistry, and Physics scored an average of 23.8 on the ACT Science test. York students that took Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry scored an average of 22.3 on the ACT Math test.