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Ansley Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Ansley Township, Ansley, Algernon Township, Mason City, Elk Creek Township, Westerville Township and Myrtle Township, and parts of Berwyn Township, Loup Township, Berwyn and Spring Creek Township.

Ansley Township’s Schools page →

Students
186
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,051
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
8:1
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ansley Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the NE average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $4,489 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 244 Nebraska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Ansley Township 598Ansley 456Algernon Township 295Mason City 149Elk Creek Township 132Westerville Township 132Myrtle Township 99

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ansley Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Ansley Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Ansley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 46% · 90 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 47.1% · 90 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,051 per student · 29% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 21%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
193’20
181’21
200’22
197’23
186’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools.

Ansley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ansley
D
110 students10:1
Ansley High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ansley
C
76 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Broken Bow Public SchoolsBroken Bow Township, East Custer Township, Garfield Township
$13,545per student
Sargent Public SchoolsComstock Township, Douglas Grove Township
$23,814per student
Arcadia Public SchoolsArcadia Township
$28,413per student
Callaway Public SchoolsWood River Township
$25,767per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nebraska.