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Best Public Schools in Brainard, NE

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275

Students

Top rankedHigh School At Brainard81^st of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Summary:

The city of Brainard, Nebraska is home to two schools: High School At Brainard (grades 7-12) and Elementary School At Brainard (grades PK-6), both part of the East Butler Public Schools district. The data indicates that the Elementary School At Brainard is a standout school in the area, consistently ranking in the top half of Nebraska elementary schools and outperforming state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics test scores.

The Elementary School At Brainard has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and its 3rd and 4th-grade students score significantly higher than the state averages on standardized tests. In contrast, the High School At Brainard has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 38th out of 215 Nebraska high schools in 2022-2023 to 81st out of 146 in 2024-2025. Both schools have relatively low percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population.

The data also reveals that both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 19.3% of students chronically absent at both the high school and elementary school. This is an area of concern that the district may need to address. Additionally, the schools have relatively high spending per student, with the high school spending $26,688 and the elementary school spending $26,823 per student, suggesting a significant investment in education in the Brainard area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)		NSCAS Mathematics (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elementary School At Brainard	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 545-2081	124	11	11.5	26.6%	115 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)		55.9	64.4			$26,343	$199	$23,473
High School At Brainard	Public	7-12	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 545-2081	151	17	8.6	13.2%	143 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	50.9	81^st of 146 public high schools	44.5%		54	80^th of 168 public high schools	52.4%	1	74.2	72.7	69.1	45.5	59.1	$25,116	$05	$23,059

Cities Near Brainard

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dwight	6.8 mi	1
David City	9.78 mi	2	115^th
Valparaiso	9.78 mi	1
Raymond	15.57 mi	3	100^th
Wahoo	17.91 mi	4	45^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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