Education

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"Excellence Is An Expectation!"

The mission of the Gothenburg Public Schools is to provide education through strong instructional leadership, a positive learning environment, continuous assessment of pupil progress, quality staff development and a partnership in learning with parents, the community and private business.

Gothenburg Public School Dist. 20308.537.3651 
• 1322 Avenue I Visit Website

Gothenburg Public Schools offers a strong academic program with courses in college, career and technical areas that are delivered through traditional and technology-based instruction with one-to-one devices. We have an innovative and progressive small school that acts big.

• ACT scores for Juniors are two points above the state average.
• Almost 50% of seniors complete internships with local businesses.
• Over 70% of high school students are 
• involved in an activity with an emphasis on leadership opportunities for all students.
• The FFA Chapter has been recognized as a national chapter three of past four years.
• The district is recognized statewide for excellence resulting in visits by legislators, university personnel and representatives from many schools both big and small.
• Our site-based preschool was recently recognized with “exemplary status” in its second year.
• Program expansion coming soon will include robotics, coding and engineering.
• Almost half of seniors will graduate high school with college credit through advanced placement, dual credit and online coursework from various colleges and universities.
• Over 70% of the teaching staff have earned advanced degrees.
• Gothenburg is an efficient school district with a cost-per-pupil that is the 19th lowest out of 245 districts statewide. 
• The bond debt for the high school opened in 2004 and will be retired in 2024.
• The district is an active participant in management recruitment for community partners with school tours for prospective employees.