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Best Public Schools in Cedar County, NE

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Schools

1,215

Students

Districts

Top rankedHartington Newcastle High School93^rd of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Smallest classes

Randolph High School 8 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)							NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (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 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science 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
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Wakefield St	Laurel	68745	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 256-3133	183	15	12.1	32.2%	159 (86.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								(n/a)		82.1	48.2				67.1				67.1					$29,592	$1,302	$23,901
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School	Public	9-12	502 Wakefield St	Laurel	68745	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 256-3133	135	15	8.7	32.6%	123 (91.1%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	40.7	101^st of 146 public high schools	30.8%		53.9	82^nd of 168 public high schools	51.2%	19														50.0	47.2	$30,846	$215	$26,465
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School	Public	6-8	203 South Main Street	Coleridge	68727	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 256-3133	82	9	8.9	36.6%	72 (87.8%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.1%)								(n/a)				74.2			77.1	51.6			61.5					$39,729	$618	$32,408
Hartington-Newcastle Elementary At Hartington	Public	PK, KG-6	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 254-3947	203	15	13.9	38.4%	184 (90.6%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)	75.0						57.0				64.0					$22,351	$1,278	$17,664
Hartington Newcastle High School	Public	7-12	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 254-3947	170	19	8.7	34.7%	159 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	44.5	93^rd of 146 public high schools	36.3%		78.1	32^nd of 168 public high schools	81.0%	61					54.1	71.4	61.5		67.6	82.1	73.9	82.1	82.1	46.4	53.6	$26,153	$343	$21,850
Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	309 N Bridge St	Randolph	68771	Cedar County	Randolph Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 337-0385	162	12	14.0	37.0%	156 (96.3%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)			57.9				63.4				70.7					$16,647	$749	$13,908
Randolph High School	Public	7-12	207 N Pierce St	Randolph	68771	Cedar County	Randolph Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 337-0252	102	13	8.0	44.1%	94 (92.2%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								(n/a)																$33,322	$465	$22,998
Wynot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	709 St James Ave	Wynot	68792	Cedar County	Wynot Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 357-2121	82	9	9.2	31.7%	81 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$26,999	$936	$23,488
Wynot High School	Public	9-12	709 St James Ave	Wynot	68792	Cedar County	Wynot Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 357-2121	56	8	7.2	32.1%	55 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														41.7		$24,957	$711	$21,771
Wynot Middle School	Public	5-8	709 St James Ave	Wynot	68792	Cedar County	Wynot Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 357-2121	40	6	6.9	45.0%	38 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							59.5				59.5					$26,292	$558	$22,852

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