Pender Public Schools is a system that serves students in grades PK-12 with a total student enrollment of 346.  The teachers are a veteran staff made up of 30 certified staff members.  Among those staff members the average number of years taught is 19 years and the average number of years taught in the Pender school district is 12.5 years. This gives our students a tremendous staff from which to be instructed and taught.

Students in the district are high quality kids that strive to be excellent in every endeavor upon which they choose to embark.  There is a wide range of opportunities for students in Pender of which to take advantage. Pender has a curriculum that is approved by the Nebraska Department of Education.  The curriculum is aimed at providing students with the necessary skills to succeed in any path they choose to take when they are finished with school in Pender.

Pender’s students are also able to participate in many extra curricular activities that aid in the educational process. Pender has a number of athletic activities including football, cross country, golf, basketball, wrestling, track, and dance.  There are also a number of other activities to be part of including band, choir, one-act play, musical production, FFA, National Honor Society, and Student Council to name a few.

Pender Public schools is driven by a mission that was created to be the guiding factor for all things done at the school.  The mission reads: To promote and support multicultural education within Pender Public Schools, it shall be the policy and practice of this district to create opportunities for all students to achieve academically and socially in an educational environment in which all students and staff understand and respect the racial and cultural diversity and interdependence of members of our society.

By following this as a guideline, we hope that the experiences we are able to provide lead students to a successful life after the completion of the education.