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Wakefield Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Wakefield, Wakefield Township, Perry Township and Logan Township, and parts of Springbank Township, Concord Township and Flournoy Township.

Wakefield’s School Grade C better than 25% of Nebraska school districts

Students
575
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,377
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
The gist

What stands out about Wakefield Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CWakefield 1,527Wakefield Township 1,386Perry Township 229Logan Township 197

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wakefield. Grade by grade →

PK–6Wakefield Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Wakefield High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 46% · 243 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 47.1% · 244 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.3% · 37 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
$15,377 per student · 1% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 27%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 41%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
551’20
546’21
567’22
594’23
575’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 63%White 37%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wakefield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wakefield
C−
341 students12:1
Wakefield High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wakefield
C+
234 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Emerson-Hubbard Public SchoolsEmerson Township, Merry Township
$22,063per student
Allen Consolidated SchoolsGalena Township, Ottercreek Township
$29,500per student
Pender Public SchoolsPender Township, Thayer Township
$17,293per student
Walthill Public SchoolsMerry Township
$25,000per student

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.