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Schools in Petersburg

Petersburg’s public schools

Boone Central Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petersburg. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 7% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
603 students on the public path
In brief

Petersburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Petersburg’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Boone Central Elem-Albion places highest (better than 85%); Boone Central Middle School lowest (22%). 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 Petersburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Boone Central Elem-Albionin AlbionA
5–8Boone Central Middle Schoolin AlbionC−
9–12Boone Central High Schoolin AlbionA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Boone Central Schools.

The district

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

Boone Central SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 603 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,750NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 47.1% · 306 students tested
Math57%
State average 46% · 306 students tested

Petersburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Petersburg—Boone Central Schools

Every school in Petersburg

3 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 Petersburgin other towns
Boone Central Elem-Albion
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Albion
A
247 students13:1Rate it →
Boone Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Albion
C−
146 students12:1Rate it →
Boone Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Albion
A
210 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Petersburg’s schools

Are Petersburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Petersburg. Boone Central Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Petersburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Petersburg in?

Boone Central Schools.

Where do Petersburg kids go to high school?

Boone Central High School.

Parents talk

What Petersburg 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.