Can I use Box Butte County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Box Butte County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Box Butte County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Box Butte County?

Start with the 7 listed public schools and 2 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Box Butte County Schools & Education

Name: Box Butte County, Nebraska Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Box Butte County, Nebraska

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

45/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

83.5%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

83.5%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 86.9%

Per-Pupil Spending

$8,498

National avg $13,239

State avg $10,521

School Score

45/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 64/100

State Score Position

#86

of 93 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Box Butte County

Measured School Summary

Box Butte County has midrange measured school signals (score: 45/100) with a graduation rate of 83.5%, which warrants review in official state and district records.

Funding Context

Box Butte County spends $8,498 per student, which is on the lower end of adequate and may require careful resource allocation to maintain quality.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 29% below the Nebraska average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 3.4 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 19% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Box Butte County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

7 public schools and 2 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

45/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #86 of 93 Nebraska counties with school score data.

Completion

83.5%

3.4 pts below the state average

Funding context

$8,498

$2,023 below the state average

School coverage

2 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Box Butte County has 7 public schools across 2 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Box Butte County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Box Butte County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

#86

of 93 Nebraska counties with school score data. The county score is 19 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

1,345 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 1Other 1

5 listed schools in this county slice.

HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary and high visible

395 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the largest listed district slice, with 5 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Box Butte County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Box Butte County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Box Butte County School Score Trails Nebraska State Average

Education data brief for Box Butte County, Nebraska.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:School score

Box Butte County reports a composite school score of 45.2, which is lower than the Nebraska state average of 63.6 and the national median of 50.0. The county's graduation rate of 83.5% also falls below the state average of 86.9% and the national average of 87.0%. Per-pupil spending in Box Butte County is $8,498, which is approximately $2,000 lower than the state average and $4,500 below the national spending level of $13,000. The county serves 1,740 students across seven schools in two districts. Alliance Public Schools is the largest district, serving 1,345 students, with Alliance High School being the largest facility in the county with 434 students. Five of the county's schools are located in town locales, while two are rural. The average school size is 249 students. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Box Butte County

Reported Enrollment

1,740

7 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary3

Middle1

High2

Other1

2 School Districts in Box Butte County

ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

5 schools

1,345 students

HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2 schools

395 students

7 Public Schools in Box Butte County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Box Butte County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALLIANCE, 69301Town: Remote	9–12	High	434
EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALLIANCE, 69301Town: Remote	PK–2	Primary	287
ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALLIANCE, 69301Town: Remote	6–8	Middle	286
GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALLIANCE, 69301Town: Remote	3–5	Primary	272
HEMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	HEMINGFORD, 69348Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	224
HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL	Record	HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	HEMINGFORD, 69348Rural: Remote	7–12	High	171
ALLIANCE EARLY CHILD ED PROG	Record	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ALLIANCE, 69301Town: Remote	PK	Other	66

ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL

ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ALLIANCE, 69301 / Town: Remote

Record9–12High434 students

EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ALLIANCE, 69301 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–2Primary287 students

ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL

ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ALLIANCE, 69301 / Town: Remote

Record6–8Middle286 students

GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ALLIANCE, 69301 / Town: Remote

Record3–5Primary272 students

HEMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HEMINGFORD, 69348 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–6Primary224 students

HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL

HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HEMINGFORD, 69348 / Rural: Remote

Record7–12High171 students

ALLIANCE EARLY CHILD ED PROG

ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ALLIANCE, 69301 / Town: Remote

RecordPKOther66 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$8,498

State avg $10,521

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nebraska counties have the highest graduation rates?

Washington County (96.3%), Seward County (96.2%), and Keith County (95.4%) currently lead Nebraska among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Nebraska?

Across Nebraska counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $10,521. The highest current county values are Wheeler County ($19,491), Sioux County ($18,861), and Loup County ($18,703). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Box Butte County?

Box Butte County has a school score of 45/100, which is a midrange measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Box Butte County?

The high school graduation rate in Box Butte County is 83.5%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Box Butte County spend per student?

Box Butte County spends $8,498 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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