K-12 Schools
Chadron Public Schools are a Class 3, Type K-12 district. There are no rural schools affiliated with the district and all students attend classes in Chadron.
The capacity of the public elementary schools is 450. The middle school, built in 1921 and renovated in 1983, has a capacity of 350. The high school was built in 1968, remodeled in 1994, and has a capacity of 500. Vocational courses offered in high school include business, industrial technology, home economics, and cooperative education. Special education classes are provided at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. |
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84% of students take the ACT and have a composite score of 21.8. 78% of seniors pursue a higher education degree.
| Type of School |
Number |
Classrooms |
Students |
Teacher/Pupil Ratio |
| Elementary |
2 |
20 |
513
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1 to 17
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| Middle School |
1 |
21
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213
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1 to 10
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| High School |
1 |
27
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259
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1 to 10
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Crawford Public Schools are a Class 3, K-12 district.
The maximum capacity of the public elementary school is 185. The high school was built in 1930 and remodeled in 1958 and 1966 and has maximum capacity of 220. Vocational courses offered in the high school are industrial technology, consumer science, and business education. Interactive distance learning is available. |
The public school system also provides facilities for remedial reading, remedial mathematics, and a special education program for students K-12, plus pre-school needs programs. It is estimated that 98% of these students finish high school, with 85% pursuing a higher education degree. 100% of students take the SAT with a composite score of 21.1.
| Type of School |
Number |
Classrooms |
Students |
Teacher/Pupil Ratio |
| Elementary |
1
|
10
|
121
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1 to 10
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| Jr-Sr High School |
1 |
15
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114
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1 to 8
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Chadron State College
In 1910 the Nebraska Legislature selected Chadron as the site for a college to serve the educational needs of western Nebraska and Chadron State College, a state-supported institution, was founded in 1911. Now entering its second century, CSC is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Council on Social Work Education. The college is approved by the American Association of University Women. Chadron State offers degree programs leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in education, Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees in education, Master of Business Administration, and Specialist in education degrees as well as pre-professional education regarding the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP). Available majors reflect both traditional academic disciplines as well as a variety of emerging study areas.
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CSC offers educational services throughout western and central Nebraska through its Interactive Distance Learning Instructional Center and video conferencing capabilities, which include simultaneous two-way audio and visual instruction communications. CSC is a national leader in online course work College personnel provide training and consulting in a variety of areas and help provide additional services through a network of established linkages with other institutions and state agencies. |
Western Nebraska Community College
Chadron and Crawford are part of the Western Nebraska Community College Area, which encompasses 12 ½ western Nebraska counties. Campus facilities are operated at Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) at Scottsbluff with education centers in Sidney and Alliance. Western Nebraska Community College also offers community education classes at Chadron State College and other locations in Chadron. WNCC works with area industries, retail establishments, and other agencies and organizations in planning in-service and/or in-plant training programs.
Pine Ridge Job Corps Center
Seventeen miles south of Chadron, on the Nebraska National Forest, USDA operates a federally funded vocational training center called Pine Ridge Job Corps Center. This residential facility is open to young men and women looking for a less traditional learning environment. Students can receive a GED, High school diploma, and/or certifications in brick laying, cement masonry, business technology, carpentry, construction craft laborer, facilities maintenance, health occupations, painting and welding. More than 400 students pass through the Job Corps Center’s programs each year.
