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Schools in Trenton

Trenton’s public schools

Hitchcock County School System has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Trenton. 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
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 20% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
279 students on the public path
In brief

Trenton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Trenton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Hitchcock Co Jr./Sr. High School places highest (better than 71%); Hitchcock Co Elementary lowest (26%). 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 Trenton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Hitchcock Co Elementaryin CulbertsonC
7–12Hitchcock Co Jr./Sr. High SchoolHitchcock County School SystemB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hitchcock County School System.

The district

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

Hitchcock County School SystemGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 279 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,652NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 47.1% · 146 students tested
Math57%
State average 46% · 146 students tested

Trenton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Trenton—Hitchcock County School System

Every school in Trenton

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).

District schools in Trentonby address
Hitchcock Co Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12
B+
118 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Trentonin other towns
Hitchcock Co Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Culbertson
C
161 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Trenton’s schools

Are Trenton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Trenton. Hitchcock County School System has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Trenton. 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 Trenton in?

Hitchcock County School System.

Where do Trenton kids go to high school?

Hitchcock Co Jr./Sr. High School.

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What Trenton 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.