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Clarkson Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Clarkson.

Clarkson’s Schools page →

Students
212
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,627
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
The gist

What stands out about Clarkson Public Schools

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 32% more per student than the NE average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% 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 Clarkson. Grade by grade →

PK–6Clarkson Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Clarkson Jr.-Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55–59%
State average 46% · 109 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 47.1% · 109 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
$20,627 per student · 32% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 25%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
240’20
238’21
224’22
225’23
212’24

Down 11.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%

Schools in the district

2 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.