Litchfield Public Schools

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Algernon, Litchfield, Mason City, Hazard and Elk Creek.

At a glance

121Students enrolled

2Schools

5Towns served

$24,739Spent per student

7:1Student–teacher ratio

37%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Litchfield

Grades PK–6

LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL76 students · LitchfieldThis district

Grades 7–12

LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL45 students · LitchfieldThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NE

Math proficiency44.5%

State average 46.1%

Reading / language arts44.5%

State average 48.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)75%

State average 86% · reported as a range, 50–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$24,739

per student each year · 59% above the NE average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration41%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)75%

State19%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

112’20

112’21

115’22

119’23

121’24

Students

White · 98%119

Hispanic · 1%1

Two or more races · 1%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Algernon313 people

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Litchfield233 people

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Mason City189 people

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Hazard150 people

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Elk Creek120 people

Schools2 in district

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LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 76 students · Litchfield

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LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 45 students · Litchfield

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Sumner-Eddyville-Miller SchoolsLoup · $22,663 per student

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Arcadia Public SchoolsMyrtle · $28,413 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.