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Maxwell Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Maxwell.

Maxwell’s Schools page →

Students
269
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,144
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$6.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Maxwell Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the NE average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.3M, about $23,245 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Maxwell. Grade by grade →

PK–6Maxwell Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Maxwell High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 46% · 144 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 47.1% · 144 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 19 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$19,144 per student · 23% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 42%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
289’20
267’21
258’22
250’23
269’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 3%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.

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.