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Schools in Fort Calhoun · Fort Calhoun Community Schools

Fort Calhoun’s public schools outscore 63% of Nebraska districts

On the state reading tests, 55% of Fort Calhoun’s students scored proficient, above the Nebraska average (47%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fort Calhoun, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 100% 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
55%
▲ 8 pts vs NE 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 7 pts vs NE 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 10% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
NE 13.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
842 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Calhoun’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 247 Nebraska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fort Calhoun’s, its schools beat 53%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 47% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,979 per student, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Fort Calhoun Jr.-Sr. High School. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fort Calhoun’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 63% of Nebraska school districts. Test scores are above the Nebraska average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Nebraska school districts we grade (244)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (247)Better than 53%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 395 test results could put Fort Calhoun anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fort Calhoun’s students in the tested grades sat them (395 in math, 395 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fort Calhoun, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Fort Calhoun Elementary SchoolFort Calhoun Community SchoolsB+
7–12Fort Calhoun Jr.-Sr. High SchoolFort Calhoun Community SchoolsA

Fort Calhoun’s public schools are run by Fort Calhoun Community Schools, which also serves Township 1. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Fort Calhoun Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 842 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$13,979NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 47.1% · 395 students tested
Math53%
State average 46% · 395 students tested

Fort Calhoun vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort CalhounBFort Calhoun

Every school in Fort Calhoun

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 Fort Calhounin other towns
Fort Calhoun Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
460 students15:1Rate it →
Fort Calhoun Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12
A
382 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Calhoun’s schools

Are Fort Calhoun’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Nebraska: the public schools Fort Calhoun children attend outscore 63% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fort Calhoun in?

Fort Calhoun Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 842 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Fort Calhoun spend per student?

$13,979 in Fort Calhoun Community 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.