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Thayer Central Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Hebron, Chester, Carleton, Byron, Hubbell, Belvidere and Gilead.

Hebron’s School Grade A better than 93% of Nebraska school districts

Students
447
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,869
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$5.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Thayer Central Community Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% more per student than the NE average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.9M, about $13,145 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 244 Nebraska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hebron. Grade by grade →

PK–6Thayer Central ElementaryThis district
7–12Thayer Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency70%
State average 46% · 211 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.1% · 211 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,869 per student · 21% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 23%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
444’20
425’21
440’22
428’23
447’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 5%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nebraska.