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Schools in Funk

Funk’s public schools

Holdrege Public Schools and Axtell Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Funk. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 6% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Holdrege
Students per teacher
11.6
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
965 students on the public path
In brief

Funk’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Funk’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Axtell Elementary School places highest (better than 63%); Axtell High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Funk, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Holdrege Middle School and Axtell High School. 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 Funk, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

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

Two districts serve Funk

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

Holdrege Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,006 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,515NE $15,602 · FY2024
B−
Axtell Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 335 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,149NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Holdrege Public Schools48%
State average 47.1% · 547 students tested
Math · PK–12, Holdrege Public Schools50%
State average 46% · 547 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Axtell Community Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 129 students tested
Math · PK–12, Axtell Community Schools62%
State average 46% · 129 students tested

Funk vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Funk—Holdrege PK–12 · Axtell PK–12

Every school in Funk

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).

Also serving Funkin other towns
Holdrege Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Holdrege
B
340 students12:1Rate it →
Axtell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Axtell
B
200 students13:1Rate it →
Holdrege Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Holdrege
C+
290 students11:1Rate it →
Axtell High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Axtell
C+
135 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Funk’s schools

Are Funk’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Funk. Holdrege Public Schools and Axtell Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Funk. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Funk in?

Holdrege Public Schools and Axtell Community Schools.

Where do Funk kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Holdrege Middle School and Axtell High School.

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What Funk 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.