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Best Public Schools in Custer County, NE

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Schools

1,729

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedNorth Park Elementary School28^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Broken Bow Middle School up 68 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Anselmo-Merna High School 9.7 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 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 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science 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
Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna	Public	PK, KG-6	750 N Conway St	Merna	68856	Custer County	Anselmo-Merna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 643-2224	145	11	13.1	35.9%	141 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							68.0						64.0						$21,385	$1,078	$16,620
Anselmo-Merna High School	Public	7-12	750 N Conway St	Merna	68856	Custer County	Anselmo-Merna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 643-2224	104	11	9.7	31.7%	100 (96.2%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$26,376	$289	$21,250
Broken Bow High School	Public	9-12	323 N 7th Ave	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 872-2475	234	17	14.1	37.6%	200 (85.5%)	4 (1.7%)	27 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	51.3	80^th of 146 public high schools	45.2%		34.4	116^th of 168 public high schools	31.0%	36																55.9	50.9	49.2	$21,297	$10	$16,090
North Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 North H Street	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 872-2982	376	30	12.5	41.5%	303 (80.6%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.3%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	85.5	28^th of 294 public elementary schools	90.5%		83.9	45^th of 428 public elementary schools	89.5%	17	80.7	75.8	78.1				78.2	82.3	79.0	89.1			83.5						$15,410	$665	$13,043
Broken Bow Middle School	Public	6-8	322 North 9th Avenue	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 872-2475	166	12	13.3	38.6%	135 (81.3%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (12.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	58	69^th of 133 public middle schools	48.1%		39	137^th of 200 public middle schools	31.5%	68				65.6	64.2	66.0	65.3				65.6	71.7	68.3	84.9	84.9				$15,115	$10	$13,672
Callaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 N Needham	Callaway	68825	Custer County	Callaway Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 836-2272	98	11	9.3	41.8%	91 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)							70.3						81.1						$35,646	$2,045	$28,957
Callaway High School	Public	7-12	101 N Needham	Callaway	68825	Custer County	Callaway Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 836-2272	74	10	7.1	31.1%	70 (94.6%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																		64.7	$36,270	$231	$31,742
Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	405 N Haskell	Arnold	69120	Custer County	Arnold Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 848-2226	121	12	9.8	25.6%	109 (90.1%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							81.1						81.1						$22,341	$1,576	$17,366
Arnold High School	Public	7-12	405 N Haskell	Arnold	69120	Custer County	Arnold Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 848-2226	79	9	8.5	15.2%	73 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$25,673	$268	$22,163
Ansley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1124 Cameron St	Ansley	68814	Custer County	Ansley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 935-1121	110	11	10.4		100 (90.9%)	3 (2.7%)	5 (4.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)							66.1												$25,246	$681	$21,291
Ansley High School	Public	7-12	1124 Cameron St	Ansley	68814	Custer County	Ansley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 935-1121	76	12	6.3		64 (84.2%)	1 (1.3%)	9 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$27,648	$1,335	$21,499
Sargent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 527-4119	80	11	7.2	62.5%	62 (77.5%)	5 (6.3%)	9 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)								(n/a)							55.0												$38,803	$897	$27,910
Sargent High School	Public	7-12	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 527-4119	66	10	6.6	43.9%	61 (92.4%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$40,086	$897	$28,995

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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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