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Schools in Carleton

Carleton’s public schools

Bruning-Davenport Unified School System and Thayer Central Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carleton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▲ 21% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Thayer Central
Students per teacher
9.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
546 students on the public path
In brief

Carleton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Carleton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Thayer Central Elementary places highest (better than 91%); Thayer Central High School lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Carleton, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Thayer Central High School and Bruning-Davenport Middle SCH. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carleton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bruning-Davenport Unified School System.

Two districts serve Carleton

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bruning-Davenport Unified School SystemGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 187 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 6.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$25,923NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Thayer Central Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 447 students · 11.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,869NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bruning-Davenport Unified School System52%
State average 47.1% · 83 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bruning-Davenport Unified School System62%
State average 46% · 83 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Thayer Central Community Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 211 students tested
Math · PK–12, Thayer Central Community Schools70%
State average 46% · 211 students tested

Carleton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Carleton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carleton—Bruning-Davenport Unified School System PK–12 · Thayer Central PK–12

Every school in Carleton

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Carletonin other towns
Thayer Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hebron
A
256 students12:1Rate it →
Bruning-Davenport Elem/Bruning
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bruning
48 students9:1Rate it →
Bruning-Davenport Middle SCH
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Davenport
B
51 students7:1Rate it →
Thayer Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hebron
B
191 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Carleton’s schools

Are Carleton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carleton. Bruning-Davenport Unified School System and Thayer Central Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carleton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carleton in?

Bruning-Davenport Unified School System and Thayer Central Community Schools.

Where do Carleton kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Thayer Central High School and Bruning-Davenport Middle SCH.

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What Carleton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.