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Schools in Union Township

Union Township’s public schools

David City Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
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
0
700 students on the public path
In brief

Union Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Union Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Bellwood Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); David City Secondary School lowest (71%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Union Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: David City Secondary School. 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 Union Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
7–12David City Secondary Schoolin David CityB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the David City 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.

David City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 700 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,703NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 324 students tested
Math61%
State average 46% · 324 students tested

Union Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union Township—David City
Ulysses—David City PK–12 · Seward PK–12 · East Butler PK–12
Center—East Butler PK–12 · David City PK–12
Reading—Shelby-Rising City
Olive—David City

3 of the 4 neighbors share David City with Union Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Union Township

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 Union Townshipin other towns
David City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · David City
B+
315 students12:1Rate it →
Bellwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bellwood
A
78 students9:1Rate it →
David City Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · David City
B+
307 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Union Township’s schools

Are Union Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Union Township. David City Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Union Township in?

David City Public Schools.

Where do Union Township kids go to high school?

David City Secondary School.

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What Union Township 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.