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Schools in Dunbar

Dunbar’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 7% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
791 students on the public path
In brief

Dunbar’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dunbar’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. High School at Syracuse places highest (better than 85%); Elementary School at Syracuse lowest (75%). 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 Dunbar, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Elementary School at Syracusein SyracuseA−
4–8Middle School at Syracusein SyracuseA−
9–12High School at Syracusein SyracuseA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools.

The district

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

Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 791 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,519NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 47.1% · 421 students tested
Math66%
State average 46% · 421 students tested

Dunbar vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dunbar—Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools

Every school in Dunbar

3 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 Dunbarin other towns
Elementary School at Syracuse
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Syracuse
A−
277 students15:1Rate it →
Middle School at Syracuse
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Syracuse
A−
286 students13:1Rate it →
High School at Syracuse
High · Grades 9–12 · Syracuse
A
228 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Dunbar’s schools

Are Dunbar’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dunbar. Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunbar. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dunbar in?

Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools.

Where do Dunbar kids go to high school?

High School at Syracuse.

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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.