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Wheeler Central Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 44 students in Wheeler Central Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Wheeler Central School have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 61%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
128 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
19 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Wheeler Central Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 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 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#225 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
62%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
5%
19%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
94%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,977 is higher than the state median of $15,475. The school district revenue/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,906 is higher than the state median of $16,787. The school district spending/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,977
$15,475
Spending / Student
$27,906
$16,787
Best Wheeler Central Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Wheeler Central High School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
600 Randolph West
Bartlett, NE 68622
(308) 654-3273
Bartlett, NE 68622
(308) 654-3273
Gr: 7-12 | 44 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
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