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Creek Valley Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Chappell and Lodgepole.

Chappell’s Schools page →

Students
194
Schools
3
Spent per student
$26,762
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Creek Valley Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 72% more per student than the NE average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $2,371 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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 below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chappell. Grade by grade →

6–8Creek Valley Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Creek Valley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 46% · 86 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 47.1% · 86 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 11 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
$26,762 per student · 72% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 21%Federal 5%

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

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

Students
White 90%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.