High Schools in Pawnee City Public Schools

Summary:

Pawnee City Public Schools in Nebraska has a single high school, Pawnee City Secondary School, which serves grades 7-12. Despite being a relatively small school with only 120 students, Pawnee City Secondary School has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in standardized test scores and graduation rates.

Pawnee City Secondary School stands out for its impressive test scores, with proficiency rates exceeding the statewide averages in ACT/Mathematics, ACT/Science, and ACT/English Language Arts. The school also boasts a four-year graduation rate of 87.9%, which is a positive indicator of student success and engagement. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% is slightly higher than the state average, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

The Pawnee City Public Schools district as a whole is ranked 71 out of 115 in Nebraska and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. With a high spending per student of $30,630 and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 to 1, Pawnee City Secondary School appears to have access to significant resources, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Overall, Pawnee City Secondary School stands out as a high-performing school within the Pawnee City Public Schools district.

District Detail

729 E St
Pawnee City, NE 68420-0393

(402) 852-2988

SchoolDigger Rank:
74^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 272

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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
Pawnee City Secondary School	Public	7-12	729 E St	Pawnee City	68420	Pawnee County	Pawnee City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 852-2988	112	13	8.6	59.8%	109 (97.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	57.1	69^th of 146 public high schools	52.7%		83.1	22^nd of 168 public high schools	86.9%	47	63.6	55.0	55.0	$30,630	$1,139	$24,268

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	11.78 mi	3
Lewiston Consolidated Schools	16.3 mi	2
Johnson County Central Public Schools	18.15 mi	4
Johnson-Brock Public Schools	22.5 mi	3
Auburn Public Schools	25.03 mi	4	39^th

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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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