Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) is a
public
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school district
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North America United States
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located in the city of
Grand Island,
Nebraska
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, United States. The district serves all of Grand Island. The school district has one
high school
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, three
middle school
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s, and fourteen
elementary school
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s. The district also operates a
preschool
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.
GIPS's superintendent is Mr. Matthew Fisher (Interim Superintendent as of 2/1/23).
Enrollment
GIPS houses 9,920 students as of 2020–21 school year.
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Schools
The district houses fourteen elementary schools: Dodge, Engleman, Gates, Howard, Jefferson, Knickrehm, Lincoln, Newell, Seedling Mile, Shoemaker, Starr, Stolley Park, Wasmer, and West Lawn. It also has a preschool, Early Learning Center, for children aged 3–5.
The three middle schools are Barr, Walnut, and Westridge.
The high school is Grand Island Senior High School or GISH.
High schools
Middle schools
Elementary schools
Alternative or specialized schools
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