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Malcolm Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Malcolm.

Malcolm’s Schools page →

Students
643
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,505
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$2.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Malcolm Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the NE average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.9M, about $4,434 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Malcolm. Grade by grade →

PK–6Malcolm Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Malcolm Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 46% · 324 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 47.1% · 324 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.3% · 51 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
$14,505 per student · 7% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 45%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
631’20
626’21
644’22
639’23
643’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <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.

Malcolm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Malcolm
A−
341 students16:1
Malcolm Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Malcolm
A−
302 students14:1

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.