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Schools in Jackson

Jackson’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
69%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 4% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Homer
Students per teacher
11.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
892 students on the public path
In brief

Jackson’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Jackson’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Ponca High School places highest (better than 88%); Homer High School lowest (33%). 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 Jackson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Jackson ElementaryPonca Public SchoolsNo scores
3–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

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

Two districts serve Jackson

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

Ponca Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 442 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,950NE $15,602 · FY2024
A+
Homer Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 450 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$15,047NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ponca Public Schools63%
State average 47.1% · 219 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ponca Public Schools69%
State average 46% · 219 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Homer Community Schools51%
State average 47.1% · 235 students tested
Math · PK–12, Homer Community Schools44%
State average 46% · 235 students tested

Jackson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jackson—Ponca PK–12 · Homer PK–12

Every school in Jackson

5 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 Jacksonby address
Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2
116 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Jacksonin other towns
Homer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Homer
B+
245 students12:1Rate it →
Ponca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Ponca
A−
128 students12:1Rate it →
Homer High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Homer
C
205 students12:1Rate it →
Ponca High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ponca
A
198 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Jackson’s schools

Are Jackson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jackson. Ponca Public Schools and Homer Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jackson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Jackson in?

Ponca Public Schools and Homer Community Schools.

Where do Jackson kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Homer High School and Ponca 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.