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Wahoo Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 13 towns

Serves Wahoo, Richland Township, Center Township, Chapman Township, Stocking Township, Wahoo Township, Mariposa Township, Green Township, South Cedar Township, Weston, Ithaca, Colon and Malmo, and parts of Pohocco Township, Marietta Township, Elk Township, Newman Township and Douglas Township.

Wahoo’s School Grade A better than 89% of Nebraska school districts

Students
1,088
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,809
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$1.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wahoo Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.9M, about $1,765 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% of the 244 Nebraska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wahoo. Grade by grade →

PK–5Wahoo Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Wahoo Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Wahoo High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency66%
State average 46% · 555 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.1% · 555 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.3% · 86 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,809 per student · 1% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 27%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,070’20
1,099’21
1,085’22
1,088’23
1,088’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nebraska.