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Cambridge Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cambridge, and parts of Holbrook.

Cambridge’s School Grade B better than 56% of Nebraska school districts

Students
282
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,167
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cambridge Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the NE average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $922 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cambridge. Grade by grade →

PK–4Cambridge Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Cambridge Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cambridge High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 46% · 127 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 47.1% · 127 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 24 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
$19,167 per student · 23% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 32%Other 13%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 27%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
299’20
286’21
288’22
287’23
282’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.