Top Rankings
Cody-Kilgore School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 56 students in Cody-Kilgore School District.
Public High Schools in Cody-Kilgore School District have a diversity score of 0.39, which is less than the Nebraska public high school average of 0.54.
Public High School in Cody-Kilgore School District have a Graduation Rate of 50%, which is less than the Nebraska average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Cody-kilgore High School, with ≥50% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Nebraska or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Nebraska public high school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
3 Schools
339 Schools
# Students
157 Students
106,970 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
8,163 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Cody-Kilgore School District, 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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#102 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70-79%
62%

Graduation Rate
≥50%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.54
# American Indian Students
16 Students
1,379 Students
% American Indian Students
10%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,798 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
23,072 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
22%
# Black Students
3 Students
6,797 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
125 Students
68,557 Students
% White Students
80%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
161 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
4,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
6
56
# Students in K Grade:
11
34
# Students in 1st Grade:
8
35
# Students in 2nd Grade:
8
40
# Students in 3rd Grade:
15
40
# Students in 4th Grade:
11
36
# Students in 5th Grade:
8
31
# Students in 6th Grade:
11
40
# Students in 7th Grade:
13
3,507
# Students in 8th Grade:
10
3,589
# Students in 9th Grade:
11
25,222
# Students in 10th Grade:
15
25,356
# Students in 11th Grade:
14
23,606
# Students in 12th Grade:
16
25,378
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,968 is higher than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,554 is higher than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$5,080 MM

Spending
$4 MM
$5,511 MM

Revenue / Student
$21,968
$15,464

Spending / Student
$22,554
$16,776

Best Cody-Kilgore School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cody-kilgore High School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
360 W 4th St
Cody, NE 69211
(402) 823-4190
Cody, NE 69211
(402) 823-4190
Grades: 9-12
| 56 students
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