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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
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 reports 84.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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.