Wakefield Public Schools

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Wakefield, Wakefield, Perry and Logan, and parts of Springbank, Concord and Flournoy.

At a glance

575Students enrolled

2Schools

4Towns served

$15,377Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

55%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

WakefieldWakefieldPerryLogan

Grades PK–6

WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL341 students · WakefieldThis district

Grades 7–12

WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL234 students · WakefieldThis district

Grades PK–6

WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL341 students · WakefieldThis district

Grades 7–12

WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL234 students · WakefieldThis district

Grades PK–6

WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL40 students · EmersonEmerson-Hubbard Public Schools

Grades 9–12

EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOL71 students · EmersonEmerson-Hubbard Public Schools

Grades PK–6

WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressWayne Community Schools

Grades 7–12

WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL or WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL or WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressWayne Community Schools

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 proficiency34%

State average 46.1%

Reading / language arts44%

State average 48.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 86% · reported as a range, 90–100% (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

$15,377

per student each year · 1% below the NE average

Spending

Classroom instruction67%

Support & administration27%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)45%

State41%

Federal14%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

551’20

546’21

567’22

594’23

575’24

Students

Hispanic · 63%362

White · 37%210

Black · 0%1

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Two or more races · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Wakefield1,305 people

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Wakefield1,297 people

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Perry231 people

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Logan170 people · Grades PK–6 at WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Also covers small parts of Springbank, Concord and Flournoy.

Schools2 in district

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WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 341 students · Wakefield

C-Public 🏫

WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 234 students · Wakefield

C+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Allen Consolidated SchoolsGalena · Ottercreek · $29,500 per student

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Pender Public SchoolsPender · Thayer · $17,293 per student

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Walthill Public SchoolsMerry · $25,000 per student

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Winnebago Public SchoolsMerry · $28,577 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.