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Schools in Center Township

Center Township’s public schools

East Butler Public Schools and David City Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 20% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · David City
Students per teacher
10.4
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,027 students on the public path
In brief

Center Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Center Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Bellwood Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); High School at Brainard lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Center Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: David City Secondary School and High School at Brainard. 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 Center Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the East Butler Public Schools.

Two districts serve Center Township

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

East Butler Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 327 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$25,742NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
David City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 700 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,703NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, East Butler Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 148 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Butler Public Schools52%
State average 46% · 148 students tested
Reading · PK–12, David City Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 324 students tested
Math · PK–12, David City Public Schools61%
State average 46% · 324 students tested

Center Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Center Township—East Butler PK–12 · David City PK–12
Union—David City
Oak Creek—East Butler
Franklin—David City
Plum Creek—East Butler

2 of the 4 neighbors share David City with Center Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Center Township

6 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 Center Townshipin other towns
David City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · David City
B+
315 students12:1Rate it →
Elementary School at Brainard
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brainard
A
124 students12:1Rate it →
Bellwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bellwood
A
78 students9:1Rate it →
Elementary School at Dwight
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dwight
A−
52 students6:1Rate it →
David City Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · David City
B+
307 students11:1Rate it →
High School at Brainard
High · Grades 7–12 · Brainard
C
151 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Center Township’s schools

Are Center Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Center Township. East Butler Public Schools and David City Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Center Township in?

East Butler Public Schools and David City Public Schools.

Where do Center Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: David City Secondary School and High School at Brainard.

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What Center Township 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.