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Schools in Harrisburg

Harrisburg’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.6K
▲ 89% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.8
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
128 students on the public path
In brief

Harrisburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Harrisburg’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Banner County High School places highest (better than 96%); Banner County Elementary School lowest (26%). 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 Harrisburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Banner County Elementary SchoolBanner County Public SchoolsC
6–8Banner County Middle SchoolBanner County Public SchoolsC
9–12Banner County High SchoolBanner County Public SchoolsA+

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

Banner County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 128 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 5.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$29,557NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 47.1% · 68 students tested
Math32%
State average 46% · 68 students tested

Harrisburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Harrisburg—Banner County

Every school in Harrisburg

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).

District schools in Harrisburgby address
Banner County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
66 students8:1Rate it →
Banner County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
25 students7:1Rate it →
Banner County High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
37 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Harrisburg’s schools

Are Harrisburg’s schools good?

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

Banner County Public Schools.

Where do Harrisburg kids go to high school?

Banner County High 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.