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Brady Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Brady.

Brady’s Schools page →

Students
187
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,129
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$2.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brady Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Nebraska districts
  • Spends 67% more per student than the NE average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.6M, about $13,995 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Brady 365

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brady. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 46% · 101 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 47.1% · 101 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 16 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
$26,129 per student · 67% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 29%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
181’20
174’21
184’22
171’23
187’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <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.

Brady Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brady
B−
83 students7:1
Brady High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Brady
D
104 students11:1

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.