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Schools in Friend

Friend’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 24% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
227 students on the public path
In brief

Friend’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Friend’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Friend Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); Friend High Schools lowest (49%). 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 Friend, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Friend Elementary SchoolFriend Public SchoolsA
7–12Friend High SchoolsFriend Public SchoolsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Friend 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.

Friend Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 227 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,326NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 47.1% · 128 students tested
Math62%
State average 46% · 128 students tested

Friend vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Friend—Friend

Every school in Friend

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 Friendby address
Friend Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
127 students11:1Rate it →
Friend High Schools
High · Grades 7–12
B−
100 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Friend’s schools

Are Friend’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Friend. Friend Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Friend. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Friend in?

Friend Public Schools.

Where do Friend kids go to high school?

Friend High Schools.

Parents talk

What Friend 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.