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Nebraska: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

26 counties

Nebraska public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Dawson CountyNE185,50950.1%
2Platte CountyNE165,53051.8%
3Dakota CountyNE114,43753.5%
4Adams CountyNE155,22856.5%
5Jefferson CountyNE81,68358.9%
6Cheyenne CountyNE81,40760.0%
7Merrick CountyNE71,25260.0%
8Madison CountyNE206,19661.3%
9York CountyNE82,16961.6%
10Wayne CountyNE81,83761.8%
11Butler CountyNE61,02762.2%
12Red Willow CountyNE71,67163.1%
13Holt CountyNE91,55263.2%
14Custer CountyNE151,84564.2%
15Pierce CountyNE61,22264.4%
16Cass CountyNE153,93264.5%
17Cedar CountyNE101,21565.0%
18Knox CountyNE151,75765.2%
19Buffalo CountyNE288,44965.6%
20Kearney CountyNE71,32065.6%
21Howard CountyNE71,39666.5%
22Burt CountyNE61,25366.7%
23Washington CountyNE93,72867.6%
24Nemaha CountyNE71,37469.0%
25Seward CountyNE82,80969.6%
26Cuming CountyNE71,52070.3%

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