Top Rankings
Hitchcock County School System School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 117 students in Hitchcock County School System School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Hitchcock County School System School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 61%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
290 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
25 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hitchcock County School System School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#80 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-84%
62%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.52
% American Indian
2%
2%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
5%
19%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
90%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,503 is higher than the state median of $15,475. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,648 is less than the state median of $16,787. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,503
$15,475
Spending / Student
$16,648
$16,787
Best Hitchcock County School System School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hitchcock Co Jr/sr High School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
318 West D
Trenton, NE 69044
(308) 334-5575
Trenton, NE 69044
(308) 334-5575
Gr: 7-12 | 117 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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