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Lavista, Nebraska - 8 schools
129
Total Enrollment
8
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Educational Service Unit 03 operates 8 public schools serving 129 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sarpy County.
The funding mix is 53.5% local, 26.9% state, and 19.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
. Demographically, the student body averages 42.7% African American, 38.3% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Esu 3 Head Start - Fort Crook, with a diversity index of 64.8/100.
Esu 3 Head Start - Golden Hills accounts for 28.7% of all Educational Service Unit 03 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Educational Service Unit 03-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Educational Service Unit 03 school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Educational Service Unit 03 school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 39 students (highest), a spread of 31 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Educational Service Unit 03 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
How many schools are in Educational Service Unit 03?
Educational Service Unit 03 has 8 schools, including 8 combined. Total enrollment is 129 students.
What is the demographic composition of Educational Service Unit 03?
Educational Service Unit 03 students are 42.7% African American, 38.3% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.