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Broken Bow Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Broken Bow, Broken Bow Township, Berwyn Township, Oconto, Westerville Township, Loup Township, Garfield Township, Ryno Township, Berwyn and East Custer Township, and parts of Ansley Township, Kilfoil Township, Wood River Township, Elk Creek Township, Lillian Township, Myrtle Township, Custer Township and Douglas Grove Township and others.

Broken Bow’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Nebraska school districts

Students
892
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,545
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$32.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Broken Bow Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the NE average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $32.1M, about $35,946 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Broken Bow 3,507Broken Bow Township 698Berwyn Township 230Oconto 141Westerville Township 132Loup Township 110Garfield Township 107Ryno Township 95Berwyn 73East Custer Township 33

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Broken Bow. Grade by grade →

PK–5North Park Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Broken Bow Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Broken Bow High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 46% · 423 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 47.1% · 424 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.3% · 62 in the class

100% 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
$13,545 per student · 13% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
892’20
896’21
890’22
886’23
892’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

North Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Bow
B
376 students12:1
New Discoveries Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Broken Bow
73 students24:1
Early Childhood Services
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Broken Bow
43 students
Broken Bow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broken Bow
C
166 students13:1
Broken Bow High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Broken Bow
B−
234 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sargent Public SchoolsComstock Township, Milburn Township, Sargent Township
$23,814per student
Callaway Public SchoolsDelight Township, Grant Township, Triumph Township
$25,767per student
Anselmo-Merna Public SchoolsCliff Township, Milburn Township, Victoria Township
$19,333per student
Ansley Public SchoolsAlgernon Township
$20,051per 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.