Best Public Schools in Leigh, NE

Summary:

The city of Leigh, Nebraska is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Leigh Elementary School and Leigh High School. These schools are part of the highly-ranked Leigh Community Schools district, which is ranked 1st out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leigh High School stands out as a top-performing institution, ranking 5th out of 168 Nebraska high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 5-star rating. The school's students significantly outperform the state averages on ACT English, Math, and Science assessments, with over 90% proficiency in English and Math. Leigh High School also boasts an impressive 88.1% 4-year graduation rate, well above the state average. In comparison, Leigh Elementary School is also a strong performer, ranking in the top 35% of Nebraska elementary schools over the past 3 years and earning 4-5 star ratings from SchoolDigger.

While both schools have similar free/reduced lunch rates around 26%, slightly higher than the state average, they differ in their spending per student and student-teacher ratios. Leigh High School spends $24,373 per student, significantly higher than the $17,804 spent per student at Leigh Elementary School. The high school also has a lower 8.8 student-teacher ratio compared to 15.2 at the elementary school. Both schools, however, share a concern with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates around 21%, an area that could use improvement.

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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
Leigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 487-3301	192	12	16.4	25.5%	177 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$17,804	$818	$13,455
Leigh High School	Public	7-12	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 487-2228	97	12	8.3	26.8%	93 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	95.7	5^th of 168 public high schools	97.0%		75.6	43^rd of 215 public high schools	80.0%	38	$24,373	$562	$20,717

Cities Near Leigh

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clarkson	5.66 mi	2	46^th
Howells	11.73 mi	2	42^nd
Humphrey	13.41 mi	2	101^st
Madison	13.96 mi	5	199^th
Columbus	14.52 mi	14	191^st

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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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