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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, NE

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Schools

1,683

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedTri County Junior-Senior High School6^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Jefferson Intermediate School up 55 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Meridian High School 8.2 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 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 5th Grade	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
Diller-Odell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Smith St	Diller	68342	Jefferson County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 793-5570	137	15	9.4	28.5%	132 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							62.1						66.7							$26,059	$282	$23,981
Tri County Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Jefferson County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 683-2015	189	17	11.3	23.3%	178 (94.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	92	6^th of 146 public high schools	95.9%		86.9	13^th of 168 public high schools	92.3%	7					77.8	64.7	71.4					80.6	71.4		82.4	82.4	76.5	67.7	76.5	$26,448	$154	$21,314
Tri County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Jefferson County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 683-4035	232	21	11.1	23.3%	216 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	72.6	76^th of 294 public elementary schools	74.1%		70.7	121^st of 428 public elementary schools	71.7%	45		74.1	66.7	70.4			66.7			76.7	81.5		80.2							$22,152	$827	$19,505
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	808 F St	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 729-2418	277	21	13.1	60.3%	209 (75.5%)	9 (3.2%)	51 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)																				$24,012	$2,028	$19,599
Fairbury Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1501 9th St	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 729-6116	370	33	11.1	47.6%	305 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	17.8	123^rd of 146 public high schools	15.8%		26.8	127^th of 168 public high schools	24.4%	4					47.4		45.8					45.6	42.4				31.0	39.4	39.4	$20,827	$68	$17,623
Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	3-6	924 K Street	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 729-5041	259	23	11.3	56.8%	217 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	12.2	268^th of 294 public elementary schools	8.8%		31	323^rd of 428 public elementary schools	24.5%	55	46.3	35.0	44.7	39.4			42.2	47.0	52.5	56.6	59.1		54.0	68.4		68.4				$19,206	$585	$16,422
Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	72380 560th Ave	Daykin	68338	Jefferson County	Meridian Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 446-7265	114	11	10.4	49.1%	106 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)	71.4						69.1						66.2							$25,476	$799	$22,978
Meridian High School	Public	7-12	72380 560th Ave	Daykin	68338	Jefferson County	Meridian Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 446-7265	105	13	8.2	52.4%	91 (86.7%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (8.6%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)																		61.1		$25,400	$935	$22,771

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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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