Nebraska City Public Schools

Public school district · Otoe County · Nebraska · NCES district ID 3174160

Nebraska City Public Schools spent $12,401 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other Nebraska districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,425). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,413 students in 2024-25; 30.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,240 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Nebraska: 87.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Nebraska districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Nebraska City Public Schools in enrollment (1,203 to 1,620 students) and Nebraska City Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Nebraska City Public Schools, FY23Springfield Platteview Community Schools $16,081; Aurora Public Schools $15,684; Plattsmouth Community Schools $14,084; Northwest Public Schools $13,932; Mc Cook Public Schools $13,820; Alliance Public Schools $13,680; Sidney Public Schools $13,629; Seward Public Schools $13,609; York Public Schools $12,484; Nebraska City Public Schools $12,401; State median, 1,000+ students $13,425.10k12k14k16k18kSpringfield Platteview Communi…$16,081Aurora Public Schools$15,684Plattsmouth Community Schools$14,084Northwest Public Schools$13,932Mc Cook Public Schools$13,820Alliance Public Schools$13,680Sidney Public Schools$13,629Seward Public Schools$13,609York Public Schools$12,484Nebraska City Public Schools$12,401State median, 1,000+ students $13,425
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Nebraska City Public Schools, FY23Springfield Platteview Community Schools $16,081; Aurora Public Schools $15,684; Plattsmouth Community Schools $14,084; Northwest Public Schools $13,932; Mc Cook Public Schools $13,820; Alliance Public Schools $13,680; Sidney Public Schools $13,629; Seward Public Schools $13,609; York Public Schools $12,484; Nebraska City Public Schools $12,401; State median, 1,000+ students $13,425.10k12k14k16k18kSpringfield Platteview Community Sc…$16,081Aurora Public Schools$15,684Plattsmouth Community Schools$14,084Northwest Public Schools$13,932Mc Cook Public Schools$13,820Alliance Public Schools$13,680Sidney Public Schools$13,629Seward Public Schools$13,609York Public Schools$12,484Nebraska City Public Schools$12,401State median, 1,000+ students $13,425
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Nebraska City Public Schools, FY23Springfield Platteview Community Schools $16,081; Aurora Public Schools $15,684; Plattsmouth Community Schools $14,084; Northwest Public Schools $13,932; Mc Cook Public Schools $13,820; Alliance Public Schools $13,680; Sidney Public Schools $13,629; Seward Public Schools $13,609; York Public Schools $12,484; Nebraska City Public Schools $12,401; State median, 1,000+ students $13,425.10k14k18kSpringfield Platteview Community Schools$16,081Aurora Public Schools$15,684Plattsmouth Community Schools$14,084Northwest Public Schools$13,932Mc Cook Public Schools$13,820Alliance Public Schools$13,680Sidney Public Schools$13,629Seward Public Schools$13,609York Public Schools$12,484Nebraska City Public Schools$12,401State median, 1,000+ students $13,425
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Nebraska City Public Schools, FY23Springfield Platteview Community Schools $16,081; Aurora Public Schools $15,684; Plattsmouth Community Schools $14,084; Northwest Public Schools $13,932; Mc Cook Public Schools $13,820; Alliance Public Schools $13,680; Sidney Public Schools $13,629; Seward Public Schools $13,609; York Public Schools $12,484; Nebraska City Public Schools $12,401; State median, 1,000+ students $13,425.10k14k18kSpringfield Platteview Community Schools$16,081Aurora Public Schools$15,684Plattsmouth Community Schools$14,084Northwest Public Schools$13,932Mc Cook Public Schools$13,820Alliance Public Schools$13,680Sidney Public Schools$13,629Seward Public Schools$13,609York Public Schools$12,484Nebraska City Public Schools$12,401State median, 1,000+ students $13,425

Where the money came from

$23,575,000 in revenue: 30.6% state, 56.5% local and 12.9% federal. Total spending including $1,062,000 of capital outlay was $19,232,000, or $13,468 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Nebraska City Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,208,000; Local $13,328,000; Federal $3,039,000; total $23,575,000.
  • State$7,208,000 31%
  • Local$13,328,000 57%
  • Federal$3,039,000 13%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 43 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,428 students in 2022-23, 1,402 students in 2023-24, 1,413 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Nebraska City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,428, 2023-24: 1,402, 2024-25: 1,41305001k1.5k2022-231,4282023-241,4022024-251,413
Nebraska City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,428, 2023-24: 1,402, 2024-25: 1,41305001k1.5k2022-231,4282023-241,4022024-251,413
Nebraska City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,428, 2023-24: 1,402, 2024-25: 1,41305001k1.5k2022-231,4282023-241,4022024-251,413
Nebraska City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,428, 2023-24: 1,402, 2024-25: 1,41305001k1.5k2022-231,4282023-241,4022024-251,413

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,42898.714.5
2023-241,40296.714.5
2024-251,41399.414.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$6,156,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,311 per student

Nebraska City Public Schools booked $6,156,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 99 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $62,396 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 54 in 100 Nebraska districts with a figure (state median $61,845, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Nebraska teacher salary at $57,420 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$3,234,00052.5%
Special education$1,080,00017.5%
Other programs$1,842,00029.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,312 in 2018-19, $4,393 in 2019-20, $4,425 in 2020-21, $4,226 in 2021-22, $4,311 in 2022-23.

Nebraska City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,312, 2019-20: $4,393, 2020-21: $4,425, 2021-22: $4,226, 2022-23: $4,31102k4k6k2018-19$4,3122019-20$4,3932020-21$4,4252021-22$4,2262022-23$4,311
Nebraska City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,312, 2019-20: $4,393, 2020-21: $4,425, 2021-22: $4,226, 2022-23: $4,31102k4k6k2018-19$4,3122019-20$4,3932020-21$4,4252021-22$4,2262022-23$4,311
Nebraska City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,312, 2019-20: $4,393, 2020-21: $4,425, 2021-22: $4,226, 2022-23: $4,31102k4k6k2018-19$4,3122019-20$4,3932020-21$4,4252021-22$4,2262022-23$4,311
Nebraska City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,312, 2019-20: $4,393, 2020-21: $4,425, 2021-22: $4,226, 2022-23: $4,31102k4k6k2018-19$4,3122019-20$4,3932020-21$4,4252021-22$4,2262022-23$4,311

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Nebraska City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 24% in math, against 47.1% in reading and 46% in math across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNebraskaStudents tested
Reading and language arts30%47.1%697
Math24%46%695

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75-79% of the 110 students in Nebraska City Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNebraska
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%87.3%
Students in the class11024,336

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 700 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nebraska City Northside Elementary37015.148.1%Schoolwide program
Hayward Elementary School33014.847.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 271 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nebraska City Middle School27111.547.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 442 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nebraska City High School44215.245.7%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Nebraska City Public Schools

  • Phone: (402) 873-6033
  • Office: 1700 14th Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Nebraska City Public Schools

  1. Nebraska districts by spending per studentNebraska City Public Schools ranks 35 of 43 Nebraska districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,401).#35 of 43
  2. Every school district in NebraskaNebraska City Public Schools is the number 32 by size of 251 Nebraska districts, with 1,428 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#32 of 251
  3. Northwest Public SchoolsThe next larger Nebraska district: 1,465 students in fall 2022, $13,932 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,932
  4. Mc Cook Public SchoolsThe next smaller Nebraska district: 1,376 students in fall 2022, $13,820 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,820
  5. Compare Nebraska City Public Schools with Northwest Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Nebraska City High School, its largest high school442 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.442
  7. Teacher salary spending across NebraskaNebraska City Public Schools spent $62,396 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,845); spending, not a salary.$62,396
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Nebraska City Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Nebraska City Public Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,413 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Nebraska City Public Schools spend per student?
    $12,401 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Nebraska median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,425 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,240 per student, up 6.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Nebraska City Public Schools' money come from?
    $23,575,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 30.6% state, 56.5% local and 12.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Nebraska City Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 185 of the 1,796 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Nebraska City Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,156,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,311 per student. Divided by the 99 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,396 per teacher, more than 54 in 100 Nebraska districts (state median $61,845). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Nebraska teacher salary at $57,420 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Nebraska City Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Nebraska City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 24% in math, against 47.1% in reading and 46% in math across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Nebraska City Public Schools?
    75-79% of the 110 students in Nebraska City Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Nebraska City Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3174160. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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