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Schools in Union

Union’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 15% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
NE 13.8
Schools in town
0
1,413 students on the public path
In brief

Union’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Union’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Nebraska City High School places highest (better than 15%); Hayward Elementary School lowest (10%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Nebraska City Northside Elemin Nebraska CityNo scores
3–5Hayward Elementary Schoolin Nebraska CityD
6–8Nebraska City Middle Schoolin Nebraska CityD
9–12Nebraska City High Schoolin Nebraska CityC−

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

Nebraska City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,413 students · 14.2 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$13,240NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 47.1% · 697 students tested
Math24%
State average 46% · 695 students tested

Union vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union—Nebraska City

Every school in Union

4 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 Unionin other towns
Nebraska City Northside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Nebraska City
370 students15:1Rate it →
Hayward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Nebraska City
D
330 students15:1Rate it →
Nebraska City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Nebraska City
D
271 students12:1Rate it →
Nebraska City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Nebraska City
C−
442 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Union’s schools

Are Union’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Union. Nebraska City Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 in?

Nebraska City Public Schools.

Where do Union kids go to high school?

Nebraska City High 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.