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Schools in Chester Township

Chester Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
$18.3K
▲ 17% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · North Bend Central
Students per teacher
10.6
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
727 students on the public path
In brief

Chester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Chester Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. North Bend Central Elementary School places highest (better than 96%); High School at Brainard lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Chester Township, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: High School at Brainard and North Bend Central Middle School. 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 Chester Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressA− 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 Chester 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
North Bend Central Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 574 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,296NE $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, North Bend Central Public Schools68%
State average 47.1% · 305 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Bend Central Public Schools61%
State average 46% · 305 students tested

Chester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester Township—East Butler PK–12 · North Bend Central PK–12
Elk—East Butler
Linwood—David City PK–12 · Schuyler PK–12
Bohemia—North Bend Central
Douglas—North Bend Central PK–12 · Cedar Bluffs PK–12
Prague—East Butler

2 of the 5 neighbors share East Butler with Chester Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chester Township

5 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 Chester Townshipin other towns
North Bend Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Bend
A+
277 students13:1Rate it →
Elementary School at Brainard
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brainard
A
124 students12:1Rate it →
Elementary School at Dwight
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dwight
A−
52 students6:1Rate it →
North Bend Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Bend
B+
123 students12:1Rate it →
High School at Brainard
High · Grades 7–12 · Brainard
C
151 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester Township’s schools

Are Chester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester Township. East Butler Public Schools and North Bend Central Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chester Township in?

East Butler Public Schools and North Bend Central Public Schools.

Where do Chester Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: High School at Brainard and North Bend Central Middle School.

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What Chester 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.