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Schools in Decatur

Decatur’s public schools

Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Decatur. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
$19.9K
▲ 28% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
295 students on the public path
In brief

Decatur’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Decatur’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Northeast Secondary School places highest (better than 49%); Northeast Elementary at Lyons lowest (33%). 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 Decatur, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Northeast Elementary at Lyonsin LyonsC
7–12Northeast Secondary Schoolin LyonsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools.

The district

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

Lyons-Decatur Northeast SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 295 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,931NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 133 students tested
Math52%
State average 46% · 133 students tested

Decatur vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Decatur—Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools

Every school in Decatur

2 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 Decaturin other towns
Northeast Elementary at Lyons
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lyons
C
165 students12:1Rate it →
Northeast Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lyons
B−
130 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Decatur’s schools

Are Decatur’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Decatur. Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Decatur. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Decatur in?

Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools.

Where do Decatur kids go to high school?

Northeast Secondary School.

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What Decatur 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.