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Best Public Schools in David City, NE

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Top rankedDavid City Secondary School83^rd of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Summary:

The city of David City, Nebraska is home to two schools - David City Secondary School and David City Elementary School, both part of the David City Public Schools district. The secondary school serves grades 7-12, while the elementary school covers grades K-6.

David City Secondary School stands out with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 65th out of 168 Nebraska high schools. It boasts a strong 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and outperforms the state average in ACT/ELA, ACT/Math, and ACT/Science proficiency for 11th graders. Additionally, 7th and 8th-grade students at the secondary school exceed the state average in NSCAS ELA and Math assessments.

At the elementary level, David City Elementary School also earns a 3-star rating and ranks 201st out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools. The school demonstrates strong performance in NSCAS ELA assessments, with 4th and 5th-grade students exceeding the state average. Furthermore, 6th-grade students at the elementary school show high proficiency in NSCAS Math assessments. Both schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating potential socioeconomic challenges, but they also benefit from favorable student-teacher ratios and above-average per-student spending, which may contribute to their overall positive performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)			ACT English Language Arts (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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
David City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	826 E St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 367-3779	315	26	11.9	35.6%	236 (74.9%)	2 (0.6%)	63 (20.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	30.9	226^th of 294 public elementary schools	23.1%		59.7	201^st of 428 public elementary schools	53.0%	25	46.3	84.9	56.8	54.6	59.4	53.7	53.5	63.0				$20,499	$886	$16,986
David City Secondary School	Public	7-12	750 D St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 367-3187	307	27	11.5	38.4%	255 (83.1%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	49.5	83^rd of 146 public high schools	43.2%		65.4	65^th of 168 public high schools	61.3%	18					60.0				53.5	48.8	51.2	$23,846	$429	$19,393

Cities Near David City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brainard	7.98 mi	2	96^th
Bellwood	8.88 mi	1
Dwight	12.47 mi	1
Schuyler	14.14 mi	6	133^rd
Shelby	15.52 mi	3	78^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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