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Schools in Venango

Venango’s public schools

Perkins County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Venango. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▲ 24% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
429 students on the public path
In brief

Venango’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Venango’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Perkins County Junior- Senior High School places highest (better than 71%); Perkins County Elementary SCH lowest (71%). 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 Venango, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Perkins County Elementary SCHin GrantB+
7–12Perkins County Junior- Senior High Schoolin GrantB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Perkins County Schools.

The district

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

Perkins County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 429 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,424NE $15,602 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 47.1% · 200 students tested
Math67%
State average 46% · 200 students tested

Venango vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Venango—Perkins County Schools

Every school in Venango

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).

Also serving Venangoin other towns
Perkins County Elementary SCH
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grant
B+
241 students12:1Rate it →
Perkins County Junior- Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Grant
B+
188 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Venango’s schools

Are Venango’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Venango. Perkins County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Venango. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Venango in?

Perkins County Schools.

Where do Venango kids go to high school?

Perkins County Junior- Senior High School.

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What Venango 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.