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Schools in Dorchester

Dorchester’s public schools

Dorchester Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorchester. 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 12% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
230 students on the public path
In brief

Dorchester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dorchester’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Dorchester Elementary School places highest (better than 26%); Dorchester High School lowest (18%). 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 Dorchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Dorchester Elementary SchoolDorchester Public SchoolsC
7–12Dorchester High SchoolDorchester Public SchoolsC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dorchester Public Schools.

The district

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

Dorchester Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 230 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,518NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 47.1% · 101 students tested
Math47%
State average 46% · 101 students tested

Dorchester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dorchester—Dorchester

Every school in Dorchester

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).

District schools in Dorchesterby address
Dorchester Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
141 students12:1Rate it →
Dorchester High School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
89 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dorchester’s schools

Are Dorchester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dorchester. Dorchester Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorchester. 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 Dorchester in?

Dorchester Public Schools.

Where do Dorchester kids go to high school?

Dorchester High School.

Parents talk

What Dorchester 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.