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B+

Tri County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves De Witt, Midland Township, Plymouth, Blakely Township, Western, Grant Township and Swanton, and parts of Highland Township, Clatonia Township, Holt Township and Lincoln Township.

De Witt’s Schools page →

Students
421
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,669
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
The gist

What stands out about Tri County Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% more per student than the NE average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
De Witt 520Midland Township 359Plymouth 359Blakely Township 307Western 229Grant Township 178Swanton 78

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for De Witt. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 46% · 202 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 47.1% · 202 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 25 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$17,669 per student · 13% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 26%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
441’20
426’21
430’22
420’23
421’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

Tri County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dewitt
A−
232 students11:1
Tri County Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dewitt
B
189 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Beatrice Public SchoolsBeatrice, Hanover Township, Logan Township
$13,380per student
Freeman Public SchoolsHanover Township, Logan Township, Nemaha Township
$15,086per student
Southern School District 1Riverside Township
$17,968per student
Diller-Odell Public SchoolsElm Township
$21,700per student

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.