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Callaway Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Delight Township, Callaway, Wood River Township, Oconto, Elim Township, Triumph Township, Ryno Township, Custer Township and Grant Township, and parts of Wayne Township and Loup Township.

Delight Township’s Schools page →

Students
172
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,767
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Callaway Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Nebraska districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 65% more per student than the NE average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $6 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Delight Township 713Callaway 561Wood River Township 324Oconto 141Elim Township 112Triumph Township 108Ryno Township 95Custer Township 89Grant Township 51

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Delight Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Callaway Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Callaway High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 46% · 88 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 47.1% · 88 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 14 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
$25,767 per student · 65% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 24%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
186’20
192’21
180’22
180’23
172’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 4%Black 1%Two or more races 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.

Callaway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Callaway
B−
98 students9:1
Callaway High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Callaway
C+
74 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Broken Bow Public SchoolsBerwyn Township, Broken Bow Township, East Custer Township
$13,545per student
Anselmo-Merna Public SchoolsCliff Township, Kilfoil Township
$19,333per student
Ansley Public SchoolsAlgernon Township, Ansley Township, Elk Creek Township
$20,051per student
Arnold Public SchoolsArnold Township, Cliff Township
$19,128per 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.