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Schools in Marion Township

Marion Township’s public schools

Franklin Public Schools and Minden Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 10% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Minden
Students per teacher
11.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,080 students on the public path
In brief

Marion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Marion Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Franklin Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Franklin High School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Marion Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Minden High School and Franklin 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 Marion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

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

Two districts serve Marion Township

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

Franklin Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 286 students, down 1% since 2022–23 · 10.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,624NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Minden Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 794 students · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,223NE $15,602 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Franklin Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 130 students tested
Math · PK–12, Franklin Public Schools57%
State average 46% · 130 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Minden Public Schools49%
State average 47.1% · 453 students tested
Math · PK–12, Minden Public Schools43%
State average 46% · 453 students tested

Marion Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marion Township—Franklin PK–12 · Minden PK–12
Grant—Franklin PK–12 · Silver Lake PK–12
Washington—Franklin
Antelope—Minden
Franklin—Franklin
East Bloomington—Franklin
Macon—Franklin PK–12 · Wilcox-Hildreth PK–12

5 of the 6 neighbors share Franklin with Marion Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Marion Township

6 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 Marion Townshipin other towns
Minden East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Minden
A
239 students11:1Rate it →
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin
A
155 students14:1Rate it →
C L Jones Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Minden
B−
283 students12:1Rate it →
Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Franklin
54 students9:1Rate it →
Minden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Minden
B
272 students12:1Rate it →
Franklin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Franklin
C
77 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Marion Township’s schools

Are Marion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marion Township. Franklin Public Schools and Minden Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marion Township in?

Franklin Public Schools and Minden Public Schools.

Where do Marion Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Minden High School and Franklin High School.

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What Marion Township 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.