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Schools in Union Township · Yutan Public Schools, Mead Public Schools

Union Township’s public schools outscore 63% of Nebraska districts

53% of students in Union Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Nebraska average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Union Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nebraska, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Nebraska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 7 pts vs NE 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 7 pts vs NE 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 2% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Yutan
Students per teacher
11.4
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
491 students on the public path
In brief

Union Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 194 Nebraska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Union Township’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 53% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Yutan spends $15,244 per student and Mead $17,637, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Union Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 63% of Nebraska school districts. Test scores are above the Nebraska average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Nebraska school districts we grade (244)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (194)Better than 50%
Towns in Saunders County (23)Better than 17%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 405 test results could put Union Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Union Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (405 in math, 405 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Union Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Yutan Elementary SchoolYutan Public SchoolsB
7–12Yutan High SchoolYutan Public SchoolsA−

Union Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Yutan Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Mead Public Schools, shared with Green, Leshara, Marietta, Mead, Pohocco and Wahoo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Union Township

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

Yutan Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 491 students · 12.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$15,244NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Mead Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 253 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,637NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Yutan Public Schools63%
State average 47.1% · 267 students tested
Math · PK–12, Yutan Public Schools62%
State average 46% · 267 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mead Public Schools37%
State average 47.1% · 138 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mead Public Schools37%
State average 46% · 138 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 TownshipBYutan PK–12 · Mead PK–12
Leshara—Yutan PK–12 · Mead PK–12
Marble—Yutan PK–12 · Ashland-Greenwood PK–12
Marietta—Mead

2 of the 3 neighbors share Yutan with Union Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Union Township

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 Union Townshipby address
Yutan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Yutan
B
272 students13:1Rate it →
Yutan High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Yutan
A−
219 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Union Township’s schools

Are Union Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Nebraska: the public schools Union Township children attend outscore 63% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Union Township in?

Two districts: Yutan Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Mead Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Green, Leshara, Marietta, Mead, Pohocco and Wahoo.

How much does Union Township spend per student?

$15,244 in Yutan Public Schools and $17,637 in Mead Public Schools (FY2024), against $15,602 across Nebraska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.