Neligh-Oakdale Schools

Public school district · Antelope County · Nebraska · NCES district ID 3174220

Neligh-Oakdale Schools spent $17,892 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 56% of the other Nebraska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,474). Its 3 schools enrolled 352 students in 2024-25; 16.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,366 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools in enrollment (335 to 367 students) and Neligh-Oakdale Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Neligh-Oakdale Schools, FY23Bayard Public Schools $19,596; Cross County Community Schools $18,610; Alma Public Schools $18,365; Crofton Community Schools $17,961; Neligh-Oakdale Schools $17,892; Heartland Community Schools $17,850; Plainview Public Schools $16,532; Axtell Community Schools $15,967; Arapahoe Public Schools $15,857; Johnson-Brock Public Schools $13,939; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.12k14k16k18k20kBayard Public Schools$19,596Cross County Community Schools$18,610Alma Public Schools$18,365Crofton Community Schools$17,961Neligh-Oakdale Schools$17,892Heartland Community Schools$17,850Plainview Public Schools$16,532Axtell Community Schools$15,967Arapahoe Public Schools$15,857Johnson-Brock Public Schools$13,939State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Neligh-Oakdale Schools, FY23Bayard Public Schools $19,596; Cross County Community Schools $18,610; Alma Public Schools $18,365; Crofton Community Schools $17,961; Neligh-Oakdale Schools $17,892; Heartland Community Schools $17,850; Plainview Public Schools $16,532; Axtell Community Schools $15,967; Arapahoe Public Schools $15,857; Johnson-Brock Public Schools $13,939; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.12k14k16k18k20kBayard Public Schools$19,596Cross County Community Schools$18,610Alma Public Schools$18,365Crofton Community Schools$17,961Neligh-Oakdale Schools$17,892Heartland Community Schools$17,850Plainview Public Schools$16,532Axtell Community Schools$15,967Arapahoe Public Schools$15,857Johnson-Brock Public Schools$13,939State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Neligh-Oakdale Schools, FY23Bayard Public Schools $19,596; Cross County Community Schools $18,610; Alma Public Schools $18,365; Crofton Community Schools $17,961; Neligh-Oakdale Schools $17,892; Heartland Community Schools $17,850; Plainview Public Schools $16,532; Axtell Community Schools $15,967; Arapahoe Public Schools $15,857; Johnson-Brock Public Schools $13,939; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.12k16k20kBayard Public Schools$19,596Cross County Community Schools$18,610Alma Public Schools$18,365Crofton Community Schools$17,961Neligh-Oakdale Schools$17,892Heartland Community Schools$17,850Plainview Public Schools$16,532Axtell Community Schools$15,967Arapahoe Public Schools$15,857Johnson-Brock Public Schools$13,939State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Neligh-Oakdale Schools, FY23Bayard Public Schools $19,596; Cross County Community Schools $18,610; Alma Public Schools $18,365; Crofton Community Schools $17,961; Neligh-Oakdale Schools $17,892; Heartland Community Schools $17,850; Plainview Public Schools $16,532; Axtell Community Schools $15,967; Arapahoe Public Schools $15,857; Johnson-Brock Public Schools $13,939; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.12k16k20kBayard Public Schools$19,596Cross County Community Schools$18,610Alma Public Schools$18,365Crofton Community Schools$17,961Neligh-Oakdale Schools$17,892Heartland Community Schools$17,850Plainview Public Schools$16,532Axtell Community Schools$15,967Arapahoe Public Schools$15,857Johnson-Brock Public Schools$13,939State median, under 1,000 students $18,474

Where the money came from

$7,755,000 in revenue: 16.5% state, 74.9% local and 8.7% federal. Total spending including $145,000 of capital outlay was $7,026,000, or $20,017 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Neligh-Oakdale Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,279,000; Local $5,805,000; Federal $671,000; total $7,755,000.
  • State$1,279,000 16%
  • Local$5,805,000 75%
  • Federal$671,000 9%

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 201 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

351 students in 2022-23, 333 students in 2023-24, 352 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Neligh-Oakdale Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 35201002003004002022-233512023-243332024-25352
Neligh-Oakdale Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 35201002003004002022-233512023-243332024-25352
Neligh-Oakdale Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 35201002003004002022-233512023-243332024-25352
Neligh-Oakdale Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 35201002003004002022-233512023-243332024-25352

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335136.49.7
2023-2433332.510.2
2024-2535232.410.9

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

$2,096,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,972 per student

Neligh-Oakdale Schools booked $2,096,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 36 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 $57,662 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 22 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$1,677,00080.0%
Special education$225,00010.7%
Other programs$194,0009.3%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,455 in 2018-19, $5,164 in 2019-20, $5,381 in 2020-21, $5,618 in 2021-22, $5,972 in 2022-23.

Neligh-Oakdale Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,455, 2019-20: $5,164, 2020-21: $5,381, 2021-22: $5,618, 2022-23: $5,97202k4k6k2018-19$5,4552019-20$5,1642020-21$5,3812021-22$5,6182022-23$5,972
Neligh-Oakdale Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,455, 2019-20: $5,164, 2020-21: $5,381, 2021-22: $5,618, 2022-23: $5,97202k4k6k2018-19$5,4552019-20$5,1642020-21$5,3812021-22$5,6182022-23$5,972
Neligh-Oakdale Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,455, 2019-20: $5,164, 2020-21: $5,381, 2021-22: $5,618, 2022-23: $5,97202k4k6k2018-19$5,4552019-20$5,1642020-21$5,3812021-22$5,6182022-23$5,972
Neligh-Oakdale Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,455, 2019-20: $5,164, 2020-21: $5,381, 2021-22: $5,618, 2022-23: $5,97202k4k6k2018-19$5,4552019-20$5,1642020-21$5,3812021-22$5,6182022-23$5,972

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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 40-44% 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 arts45-49%47.1%181
Math40-44%46%180

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

60-79% of the 19 students in Neligh-Oakdale 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 rate60‑79%87.3%
Students in the class1924,336

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, 208 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Westward Elementary School11513.025.2%Schoolwide program
Eastward Elementary School939.444.1%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, 144 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Neligh-Oakdale High School14410.529.2%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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools

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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools

  1. Nebraska districts by spending per studentNeligh-Oakdale Schools ranks 114 of 201 Nebraska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,892).#114 of 201
  2. Every school district in NebraskaNeligh-Oakdale Schools is the number 129 by size of 251 Nebraska districts, with 351 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#129 of 251
  3. Heartland Community SchoolsThe next larger Nebraska district: 353 students in fall 2022, $17,850 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,850
  4. Plainview Public SchoolsThe next smaller Nebraska district: 346 students in fall 2022, $16,532 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,532
  5. Compare Neligh-Oakdale Schools with Heartland Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Neligh-Oakdale High School, its largest high school144 students in 2024-25, 10.5 per teacher.144
  7. Teacher salary spending across NebraskaNeligh-Oakdale Schools spent $57,662 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,845); spending, not a salary.$57,662
  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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Neligh-Oakdale Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 352 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Neligh-Oakdale Schools spend per student?
    $17,892 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,474 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,366 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Neligh-Oakdale Schools' money come from?
    $7,755,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 16.5% state, 74.9% local and 8.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Neligh-Oakdale Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 50 of the 422 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.8%, 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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,096,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,972 per student. Divided by the 36 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,662 per teacher, more than 22 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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Neligh-Oakdale Schools scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 40-44% 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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools?
    60-79% of the 19 students in Neligh-Oakdale 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 Neligh-Oakdale Schools' NCES district ID?
    3174220. 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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