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Best Public Schools in Dawes County, NE

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Schools

1,073

Students

Districts

Top rankedChadron Senior High School20^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Chadron Intermediate up 32 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Chadron Intermediate 9.8 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 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	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 All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th 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
Pine Ridge Job Corps	Public	10-12	15710 Hwy 385	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Pine Ridge Job Corps	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 432-8650	37	2	21.1		21 (56.8%)	7 (18.9%)	5 (13.5%)	1 (2.7%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Chadron Senior High School	Public	9-12	901 Cedar	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 432-0707	242	24	10.1	32.2%	192 (79.3%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.8%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	82.5	20^th of 146 public high schools	86.3%		86.6	14^th of 168 public high schools	91.7%	6														77.8	74.1	57.4	$22,268	$346	$18,651
Chadron Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	732 Ann St	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 432-0710	221	19	11.4	38.0%	160 (72.4%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.9%)	2 (0.9%)	27 (12.2%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.3%)								(n/a)																	$18,593	$1,615	$15,683
Chadron Intermediate	Public	3-4	450 W Norfolk	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 432-0717	112	11	9.8	39.3%	93 (83.0%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	57.5	130^th of 294 public elementary schools	55.8%		64.4	162^nd of 428 public elementary schools	62.1%	32	68.7	66.0				67.5	70.2	68.1			69.3						$18,356	$1,748	$15,186
Chadron Middle School	Public	5-8	551 E 6th St	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 432-0708	295	22	13.6	38.0%	220 (74.6%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	45.5	85^th of 133 public middle schools	36.1%		60.1	87^th of 200 public middle schools	56.5%	2			46.0	62.3	55.7	55.9			65.8	69.1	63.8	72.1	81.0				$16,145	$576	$14,110
Crawford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	908 5th St	Crawford	69339	Dawes County	Crawford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 665-1928	87	11	7.6	62.1%	82 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)						70.5					81.8						$24,016	$2,501	$19,448
Crawford High School	Public	7-12	908 5th St	Crawford	69339	Dawes County	Crawford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 665-1531	79	10	8.1	62.0%	71 (89.9%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)																	$31,223	$246	$24,465

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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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