Best Public Schools in Tecumseh, NE

Summary:

The city of Tecumseh, Nebraska is home to two schools: Johnson County Central High School and Johnson County Central El-Tecumseh. While both schools are part of the Johnson County Central Public Schools district, they have seen varying performance and rankings over the years.

Johnson County Central High School is the only high school in the area, with 153 students enrolled. The school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate, going from 184th out of 202 Nebraska high schools in 2021-2022 to 114th out of 168 in 2023-2024. While the school has a strong four-year graduation rate of 88.1%, it struggles with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%. Academically, the high school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts but underperforms in Mathematics and Science.

Johnson County Central El-Tecumseh, the only elementary school in the area, has also seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the years. The school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, matching the high school. Academically, the elementary school outperforms the state average in Mathematics but underperforms in English Language Arts. The district may want to investigate the reasons for the high absenteeism rates and implement strategies to address this issue across both schools.

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Johnson County Central High School	Public	9-12	358 N 6th	Tecumseh	68450	Johnson County	Johnson County Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 335-3328	157	15	10.4	49.7%	110 (70.1%)	2 (1.3%)	37 (23.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	35.7	114^th of 168 public high schools	32.1%		14.3	194^th of 215 public high schools	9.8%	80	$23,915	$451	$20,152
Johnson County Central El-Tecumseh	Public	PK, KG-3	358 N 6th	Tecumseh	68450	Johnson County	Johnson County Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 335-3320	162	13	12.1	59.9%	133 (82.1%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)	$21,897	$1,678	$17,983

Cities Near Tecumseh

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cook	10.14 mi	2	116^th
Johnson	10.76 mi	2	2^nd
Sterling	11.47 mi	2
Lewiston	14.36 mi	2
Adams	17.84 mi	2	63^rd

See the top NE Nebraska cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.