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Schools in Pilger

Pilger’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.2K
▲ 23% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
496 students on the public path
In brief

Pilger’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Pilger’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Wisner-Pilger Elem School places highest (better than 71%); Wisner-Pilger 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 Pilger, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Wisner-Pilger Elem Schoolin WisnerB+
7–12Wisner-Pilger High Schoolin WisnerC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wisner-Pilger 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.

Wisner-Pilger Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 496 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,179NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 47.1% · 195 students tested
Math62%
State average 46% · 195 students tested

Pilger vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pilger—Wisner-Pilger

Every school in Pilger

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 Pilgerin other towns
Wisner-Pilger Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wisner
B+
306 students13:1Rate it →
Wisner-Pilger High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wisner
C+
190 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Pilger’s schools

Are Pilger’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pilger. Wisner-Pilger Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pilger. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Pilger in?

Wisner-Pilger Public Schools.

Where do Pilger kids go to high school?

Wisner-Pilger High School.

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What Pilger 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.