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Schools in Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township · Exeter-Milligan Public Schools, Fillmore Central Public Schools

Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s public schools score below 63% of Nebraska districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nebraska, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Nebraska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 1 pts vs NE 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 4 pts vs NE 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs NE 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▲ 3% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Fillmore Central
Students per teacher
11.0
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
339 students on the public path
In brief

Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 465 Nebraska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 46% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Exeter-Milligan spends $36,042 per student and Fillmore Central $16,060, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Nebraska school districts. Test scores are above the Nebraska average; graduation is below it.

Nebraska school districts we grade (244)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (465)Better than 32%
Towns in Fillmore County (13)Better than 23%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 360 test results and a graduating class of 34 could put Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (360 in math, 360 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Exeter-Milligan Elem-ExeterExeter-Milligan Public SchoolsNo scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12Exeter-Milligan High SchoolExeter-Milligan Public SchoolsA−

Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Exeter-Milligan Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Fillmore Central Public Schools, shared with Belle Prairie, Bennett, Chelsea, Fairmont, Franklin, Geneva, Grafton, Madison, Ohiowa, Stanton, Strang and West Blue. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township

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

Exeter-Milligan Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 170 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 8.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$36,042NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Fillmore Central Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 597 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,060NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Exeter-Milligan Public Schools47%
State average 47.1% · 73 students tested
Math · PK–12, Exeter-Milligan Public Schools47%
State average 46% · 73 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fillmore Central Public Schools46%
State average 47.1% · 287 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fillmore Central Public Schools51%
State average 46% · 287 students tested

Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated TownshipC+Exeter-Milligan PK–12 · Fillmore Central PK–12
West Blue—Fillmore Central
Madison—Fillmore Central PK–12 · Exeter-Milligan PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Fillmore Central with Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township

4 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 Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Townshipby address
Exeter-Milligan Elem-Exeter
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Exeter
97 students12:1Rate it →
Fillmore Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fairmont
B
169 students11:1Rate it →
Exeter-Milligan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Exeter
27 students11:1Rate it →
Exeter-Milligan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Exeter
A−
46 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s schools

Are Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s schools good?

On Nebraska’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township children attend score below 63% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township in?

Two districts: Exeter-Milligan Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Fillmore Central Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Belle Prairie, Bennett, Chelsea, Fairmont, Franklin, Geneva, Grafton, Madison, Ohiowa, Stanton, Strang and West Blue.

Where do Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township kids go to high school?

Exeter-Milligan High School in Exeter, with 46 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Fillmore Central Public Schools graduated in four years, against 87% across Nebraska.

How much does Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township spend per student?

$36,042 in Exeter-Milligan Public Schools and $16,060 in Fillmore Central Public Schools (FY2024), against $15,602 across Nebraska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.