Best Public Schools in Bayard, NE

Summary:

The city of Bayard, Nebraska is home to two public schools: Bayard Elementary School and Bayard Secondary School, which serve students from elementary through high school. While Bayard Secondary School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, the Bayard Public Schools district as a whole faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Bayard Secondary School has moved up in the statewide rankings, from 184th out of 209 Nebraska high schools in 2020-2021 to 102nd out of 215 in 2022-2023, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, its test scores still lag behind state averages, particularly in Math. In contrast, Bayard Elementary School has maintained a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom third of Nebraska elementary schools, with generally below-average test scores in English Language Arts and Math.

Both schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of over 21% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the relatively high spending per student, particularly at Bayard Secondary, does not appear to be translating into significantly better outcomes, suggesting a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation. Overall, the data indicates that the Bayard Public Schools district has significant room for improvement in providing a quality education to its students, and targeted efforts to address attendance, academic performance, and resource utilization could be crucial in driving progress.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bayard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 East 8th Street	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 586-1211	177	15	11.4		138 (78.0%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (15.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	34.1	315^th of 428 public elementary schools	26.4%		27	365^th of 459 public elementary schools	20.5%	50	$19,617	$2,331	$15,469
Bayard Secondary School	Public	7-12	726 4th Ave	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 586-1700	158	13	11.9		119 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)	$25,844	$1,973	$19,726

Cities Near Bayard

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Minatare	9.94 mi	5
Bridgeport	13.32 mi	3	67^th
Gering	17.89 mi	7	168^th
Scottsbluff	18 mi	13	177^th
Harrisburg	25.92 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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