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Best Public Schools in Clay County, NE

At a glance

Schools

1,077

Students

Districts

Top rankedSutton Secondary School25^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Sutton Secondary School up 73 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sandy Creek High School 7.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Sandy Creek High School

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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 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	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
Sandy Creek High School	Public	9-12	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	Sandy Creek Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 726-2151	124	17	7.5	40.3%	110 (88.7%)	3 (2.4%)	11 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53	75^th of 146 public high schools	48.6%					(n/a)													46.9	59.4	$31,225	$00	$27,946
Sandy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	Sandy Creek Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 726-2151	280	21	13.1	35.4%	243 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	38.2							(n/a)	62.9			50.0	62.9				49.1	80.0		80.0			$19,841	$1,022	$15,050
Sandy Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	Sandy Creek Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 726-2151	80	9	8.4	42.5%	70 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	63							(n/a)			60.0	56.5		72.7	74.3	71.4	72.9						$27,539	$00	$16,297
Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	506 E North St	Harvard	68944	Clay County	Harvard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 772-2171	91	12	7.6		51 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				43.9											$27,805	$1,110	$24,599
Harvard High School	Public	9-12	506 E North St	Harvard	68944	Clay County	Harvard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 772-2171	50	9	5.3		34 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)															$53,470	$1,110	$49,304
Harvard Middle School	Public	6-8	506 East North Street	Harvard	68944	Clay County	Harvard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 772-2171	53	5	10.8		33 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$12,111	$1,110	$8,162
Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 773-4423	225	21	10.7	36.4%	155 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	33.4	220^th of 294 public elementary schools	25.2%		42.3	282^nd of 428 public elementary schools	34.1%	62	47.2	59.4		49.2	69.4	56.3			55.0						$20,772	$934	$16,527
Sutton Secondary School	Public	7-12	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 773-4303	174	18	9.8	29.3%	135 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	78.9	25^th of 146 public high schools	82.9%		46.4	98^th of 168 public high schools	41.7%	73			63.6	57.4				43.2	50.8		83.8	79.5	58.3	70.8	$20,016	$69	$16,458

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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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