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Red Cloud Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Red Cloud, and parts of Grant Township and Cowles.

Red Cloud’s Schools page →

Students
298
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,878
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
The gist

What stands out about Red Cloud Community Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the NE average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% 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
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Red Cloud 946

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Red Cloud. Grade by grade →

PK–6Red Cloud Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Red Cloud High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 46% · 120 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 47.1% · 120 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 11 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
$17,878 per student · 15% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 28%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
255’20
271’21
269’22
286’23
298’24

Up 16.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 5%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.

Red Cloud Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Red Cloud
C
187 students11:1
Red Cloud High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Red Cloud
C+
111 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Franklin Public SchoolsMarion Township, Washington Township
$17,624per student
Minden Public SchoolsMarion Township, North Franklin Township
$17,223per student
Silver Lake Public SchoolsNorth Franklin Township
$26,796per student

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.