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

No. Use the Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar County?

Start with the 10 listed public schools and 4 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Cedar County Schools & Education

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

Cedar County, Nebraska

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

School Score

64/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

87.9%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

87.9%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 86.9%

Per-Pupil Spending

$10,400

National avg $13,239

State avg $10,521

School Score

64/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 64/100

State Score Position

#45

of 93 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Cedar County

Measured School Summary

Cedar County performs at an average level with a school score of 64/100 and a solid graduation rate of 87.9%.

Funding Context

Cedar County spends $10,400 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 0% below the Nebraska average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 1.0 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 1% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Cedar 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

10 public schools and 4 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

64/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #45 of 93 Nebraska counties with school score data.

Completion

87.9%

1.0 pts above the state average

Funding context

$10,400

$121 below the state average

School coverage

4 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

Cedar County has 10 public schools across 4 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 Cedar 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.

Mixed school landscape

Cedar County has enough school-level records to compare the local mix, but no single county metric should be treated as the answer. Use district shape, grade span, and data coverage together.

State position

#45

of 93 Nebraska counties with school score data. The county score is roughly in line with 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.

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL

Elementary to high school visible

415 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary and high visible

400 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary and high visible

260 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

WYNOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

187 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL is the largest listed district slice, with 3 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 Cedar County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Cedar 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

Cedar County Education System Consists Entirely of Small Rural Schools

Education data brief for Cedar County, Nebraska.

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

Lead metric:District structure

All ten public schools in Cedar County are classified as rural, with an average school size of 126 students. This school mix serves a total enrollment of 1,262 students across four districts. The largest district is Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School, which enrolls 415 students. The county’s composite school score of 63.7 is nearly identical to the Nebraska state average of 63.6 and higher than the national median of 50.0. The graduation rate for the county is 87.9%, which is slightly higher than the state average of 86.9% and the national average of 87.0%. Spending data indicates a per-pupil expenditure of $10,400, which is close to the state average of $10,521 but below the national average of $13,000. There are no charter schools within the county’s public system. These metrics describe the current state of public education as reported in federal datasets. 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 Cedar County

Reported Enrollment

1,262

10 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary4

Middle2

High4

Other0

4 School Districts in Cedar County

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL

3 schools

415 students

HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2 schools

400 students

RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2 schools

260 students

WYNOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

3 schools

187 students

10 Public Schools in Cedar 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 Cedar County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON	Record	HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	HARTINGTON, 68739Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	236
HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	HARTINGTON, 68739Rural: Remote	7–12	High	164
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL	LAUREL, 68745Rural: Remote	PK–4	Primary	164
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS	RANDOLPH, 68771Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	154
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL	LAUREL, 68745Rural: Remote	9–12	High	132
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL	COLERIDGE, 68727Rural: Remote	5–8	Middle	119
RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL	Record	RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS	RANDOLPH, 68771Rural: Remote	7–12	High	106
WYNOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WYNOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	WYNOT, 68792Rural: Remote	PK–4	Primary	75
WYNOT HIGH SCHOOL	Record	WYNOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	WYNOT, 68792Rural: Remote	9–12	High	63
WYNOT MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	WYNOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	WYNOT, 68792Rural: Remote	5–8	Middle	49

HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON

HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HARTINGTON, 68739 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–6Primary236 students

HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HARTINGTON, 68739 / Rural: Remote

Record7–12High164 students

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL

LAUREL, 68745 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–4Primary164 students

RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RANDOLPH, 68771 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–6Primary154 students

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL

LAUREL, 68745 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High132 students

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL

COLERIDGE, 68727 / Rural: Remote

Record5–8Middle119 students

RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL

RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RANDOLPH, 68771 / Rural: Remote

Record7–12High106 students

WYNOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WYNOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WYNOT, 68792 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–4Primary75 students

WYNOT HIGH SCHOOL

WYNOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WYNOT, 68792 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High63 students

WYNOT MIDDLE SCHOOL

WYNOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WYNOT, 68792 / Rural: Remote

Record5–8Middle49 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$10,400

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 Cedar County?

Cedar County has a school score of 64/100, 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 Cedar County?

The high school graduation rate in Cedar County is 87.9%, which is above 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 Cedar County spend per student?

Cedar County spends $10,400 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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