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

No. Use the Fillmore 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 Fillmore 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 Fillmore County?

Start with the 8 listed public schools and 3 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Fillmore County Schools & Education

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

Fillmore County, Nebraska

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

School Score

50/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

80.5%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

80.5%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 86.9%

Per-Pupil Spending

$10,392

National avg $13,239

State avg $10,521

School Score

50/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 64/100

State Score Position

#79

of 93 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Fillmore County

Measured School Summary

Fillmore County has midrange measured school signals (score: 50/100) with a graduation rate of 80.5%, which warrants review in official state and district records.

Funding Context

Fillmore County spends $10,392 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 22% below the Nebraska average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 6.4 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 1% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Fillmore 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

8 public schools and 3 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

50/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #79 of 93 Nebraska counties with school score data.

Completion

80.5%

6.4 pts below the state average

Funding context

$10,392

$129 below the state average

School coverage

3 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

Fillmore County has 8 public schools across 3 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 Fillmore 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

Fillmore 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

#79

of 93 Nebraska counties with school score data. The county score is 14 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.

FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS

Elementary to high school visible

609 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

165 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary and high visible

164 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 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 Fillmore County?

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

Graduation rate falls below state and national levels

Education data brief for Fillmore County, Nebraska.

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

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Fillmore County reports a graduation rate of 80.5%, which is lower than the Nebraska state average of 86.9% and the national average of 87.0%. The county's composite school score of 50.1 aligns almost exactly with the national median of 50.0 but remains below the Nebraska state average of 63.6. Education in the county is delivered through eight schools across three districts, all situated in rural locales. Fillmore Central Public Schools is the largest district, enrolling 609 of the county's 938 students across three facilities. Per-pupil expenditure in the county is $10,392, which is slightly below the state average of $10,521 and lower than the national average of $13,000. The average school size is 117 students, and no charter schools are present. Compare district boundaries before drawing conclusions.

Sources

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

School Overview

Total Schools

in Fillmore County

Reported Enrollment

938

8 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary3

Middle2

High3

Other0

3 School Districts in Fillmore County

FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS

3 schools

609 students

EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

3 schools

165 students

SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2 schools

164 students

8 Public Schools in Fillmore 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 Fillmore County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY	Record	FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	GENEVA, 68361Rural: Remote	PK–4	Primary	271
FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	Record	FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	GENEVA, 68361Rural: Remote	9–12	High	178
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	FAIRMONT, 68354Rural: Remote	5–8	Middle	160
SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	SHICKLEY, 68436Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	106
EXETER-MILLIGAN ELEM-EXETER	Record	EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	EXETER, 68351Rural: Remote	PK–5	Primary	79
SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL	Record	SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	SHICKLEY, 68436Rural: Remote	7–12	High	58
EXETER-MILLIGAN HIGH SCHOOL	Record	EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	EXETER, 68351Rural: Remote	9–12	High	50
EXETER-MILLIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	EXETER, 68351Rural: Remote	6–8	Middle	36

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY

FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS

GENEVA, 68361 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–4Primary271 students

FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS

GENEVA, 68361 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High178 students

FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS

FAIRMONT, 68354 / Rural: Remote

Record5–8Middle160 students

SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SHICKLEY, 68436 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–6Primary106 students

EXETER-MILLIGAN ELEM-EXETER

EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

EXETER, 68351 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary79 students

SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL

SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SHICKLEY, 68436 / Rural: Remote

Record7–12High58 students

EXETER-MILLIGAN HIGH SCHOOL

EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

EXETER, 68351 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High50 students

EXETER-MILLIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

EXETER, 68351 / Rural: Remote

Record6–8Middle36 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$10,392

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 Fillmore County?

Fillmore County has a school score of 50/100, 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 Fillmore County?

The high school graduation rate in Fillmore County is 80.5%, 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 Fillmore County spend per student?

Fillmore County spends $10,392 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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