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Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Webster Township, Dodge, Howells, Lincoln Township, Monterey Township and Pleasant Valley Township, and parts of Bismark Township.

Webster Township’s Schools page →

Students
292
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,337
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the NE average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1M, about $3,514 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Webster Township 836Dodge 585Howells 573Lincoln Township 191Monterey Township 187Pleasant Valley Township 137

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Webster Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Howells-Dodge Elementary School/DodgeThis district
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65–69%
State average 46% · 143 students tested
Reading / language arts65–69%
State average 47.1% · 143 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.3% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$18,337 per student · 18% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 23%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
284’20
271’21
301’22
297’23
292’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 11%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dodge
A−
127 students12:1
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Howells
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Howells
27 students8:1
Howells Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Howells
A−
138 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

West Point Public SchoolsElkhorn Township, St. Charles Township
$17,504per student
North Bend Central Public SchoolsRidgeley Township, Union Township
$18,296per student
Scribner-Snyder Community SchoolsPebble Township, Ridgeley Township
$27,938per student
Wisner-Pilger Public SchoolsWisner Township
$19,179per 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.