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Schools in Merna

Merna’s public schools

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merna. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 24% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
249 students on the public path
In brief

Merna’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Merna’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna places highest (better than 45%); Anselmo-Merna High School lowest (37%). 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 Merna, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Anselmo-Merna Elementary-MernaAnselmo-Merna Public SchoolsB−
7–12Anselmo-Merna High SchoolAnselmo-Merna Public SchoolsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Anselmo-Merna Public Schools.

The district

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

Anselmo-Merna Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 249 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,333NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 47.1% · 123 students tested
Math47%
State average 46% · 123 students tested

Merna vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Merna—Anselmo-Merna

Every school in Merna

2 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 Mernain other towns
Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
145 students13:1Rate it →
Anselmo-Merna High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
104 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Merna’s schools

Are Merna’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Merna. Anselmo-Merna Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merna. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Merna in?

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools.

Where do Merna kids go to high school?

Anselmo-Merna High School.

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What Merna 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.