Shelby - Rising City Public Schools

Public school district · Polk County · Nebraska · NCES district ID 3176590

Shelby - Rising City Public Schools spent $17,219 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 64% of the other Nebraska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,474). Its 3 schools enrolled 403 students in 2024-25; 19.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,978 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools in enrollment (400 to 420 students) and Shelby - Rising City Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Shelby - Rising City Public Schools, FY23Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School $22,793; Twin River Public Schools $21,240; Ainsworth Community Schools $20,342; Superior Public Schools $18,588; Ravenna Public Schools $18,426; Perkins County Schools $17,833; Hartington Newcastle Public Schools $17,745; Shelby - Rising City Public Schools $17,219; Oakland Craig Public Schools $16,666; Sutton Public Schools $16,257; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kLaurel-Concord-Coleridge School$22,793Twin River Public Schools$21,240Ainsworth Community Schools$20,342Superior Public Schools$18,588Ravenna Public Schools$18,426Perkins County Schools$17,833Hartington Newcastle Public Sc…$17,745Shelby - Rising City Public Sc…$17,219Oakland Craig Public Schools$16,666Sutton Public Schools$16,257State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Shelby - Rising City Public Schools, FY23Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School $22,793; Twin River Public Schools $21,240; Ainsworth Community Schools $20,342; Superior Public Schools $18,588; Ravenna Public Schools $18,426; Perkins County Schools $17,833; Hartington Newcastle Public Schools $17,745; Shelby - Rising City Public Schools $17,219; Oakland Craig Public Schools $16,666; Sutton Public Schools $16,257; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5k25kLaurel-Concord-Coleridge School$22,793Twin River Public Schools$21,240Ainsworth Community Schools$20,342Superior Public Schools$18,588Ravenna Public Schools$18,426Perkins County Schools$17,833Hartington Newcastle Public Schools$17,745Shelby - Rising City Public Schools$17,219Oakland Craig Public Schools$16,666Sutton Public Schools$16,257State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Shelby - Rising City Public Schools, FY23Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School $22,793; Twin River Public Schools $21,240; Ainsworth Community Schools $20,342; Superior Public Schools $18,588; Ravenna Public Schools $18,426; Perkins County Schools $17,833; Hartington Newcastle Public Schools $17,745; Shelby - Rising City Public Schools $17,219; Oakland Craig Public Schools $16,666; Sutton Public Schools $16,257; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kLaurel-Concord-Coleridge School$22,793Twin River Public Schools$21,240Ainsworth Community Schools$20,342Superior Public Schools$18,588Ravenna Public Schools$18,426Perkins County Schools$17,833Hartington Newcastle Public Schools$17,745Shelby - Rising City Public Schools$17,219Oakland Craig Public Schools$16,666Sutton Public Schools$16,257State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Shelby - Rising City Public Schools, FY23Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School $22,793; Twin River Public Schools $21,240; Ainsworth Community Schools $20,342; Superior Public Schools $18,588; Ravenna Public Schools $18,426; Perkins County Schools $17,833; Hartington Newcastle Public Schools $17,745; Shelby - Rising City Public Schools $17,219; Oakland Craig Public Schools $16,666; Sutton Public Schools $16,257; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.12.5k17.5k22.5k25kLaurel-Concord-Coleridge School$22,793Twin River Public Schools$21,240Ainsworth Community Schools$20,342Superior Public Schools$18,588Ravenna Public Schools$18,426Perkins County Schools$17,833Hartington Newcastle Public Schools$17,745Shelby - Rising City Public Schools$17,219Oakland Craig Public Schools$16,666Sutton Public Schools$16,257State median, under 1,000 students $18,474

Where the money came from

$8,065,000 in revenue: 19.0% state, 76.4% local and 4.7% federal. Total spending including $408,000 of capital outlay was $7,883,000, or $19,180 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Shelby - Rising City Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,531,000; Local $6,158,000; Federal $376,000; total $8,065,000.
  • State$1,531,000 19%
  • Local$6,158,000 76%
  • Federal$376,000 5%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

411 students in 2022-23, 408 students in 2023-24, 403 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Shelby - Rising City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 408, 2024-25: 40302004006002022-234112023-244082024-25403
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 408, 2024-25: 40302004006002022-234112023-244082024-25403
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 408, 2024-25: 40302004006002022-234112023-244082024-25403
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 408, 2024-25: 40302004006002022-234112023-244082024-25403

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341137.011.1
2023-2440837.610.9
2024-2540338.610.4

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

$2,318,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,640 per student

Shelby - Rising City Public Schools booked $2,318,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 37 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 $62,649 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 57 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$1,977,00085.3%
Special education$178,0007.7%
Other programs$163,0007.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,211 in 2018-19, $5,233 in 2019-20, $5,048 in 2020-21, $5,409 in 2021-22, $5,640 in 2022-23.

Shelby - Rising City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,211, 2019-20: $5,233, 2020-21: $5,048, 2021-22: $5,409, 2022-23: $5,64002k4k6k2018-19$5,2112019-20$5,2332020-21$5,0482021-22$5,4092022-23$5,640
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,211, 2019-20: $5,233, 2020-21: $5,048, 2021-22: $5,409, 2022-23: $5,64002k4k6k2018-19$5,2112019-20$5,2332020-21$5,0482021-22$5,4092022-23$5,640
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,211, 2019-20: $5,233, 2020-21: $5,048, 2021-22: $5,409, 2022-23: $5,64002k4k6k2018-19$5,2112019-20$5,2332020-21$5,0482021-22$5,4092022-23$5,640
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,211, 2019-20: $5,233, 2020-21: $5,048, 2021-22: $5,409, 2022-23: $5,64002k4k6k2018-19$5,2112019-20$5,2332020-21$5,0482021-22$5,4092022-23$5,640

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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 25% 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 arts44%47.1%208
Math25%46%208

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

80% or more of the 30 students in Shelby - Rising 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 rate80% or more87.3%
Students in the class3024,336

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.

1 elementary school, 201 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Shelby - Rising City Elementary School20110.327.9%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, 90 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Shelby - Rising City Middle School9015.527.8%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.

1 high school, 112 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Shelby - Rising City High School1128.531.3%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 Shelby - Rising City Public 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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools

  1. Nebraska districts by spending per studentShelby - Rising City Public Schools ranks 129 of 201 Nebraska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,219).#129 of 201
  2. Every school district in NebraskaShelby - Rising City Public Schools is the number 112 by size of 251 Nebraska districts, with 411 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#112 of 251
  3. Ravenna Public SchoolsThe next larger Nebraska district: 413 students in fall 2022, $18,426 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,426
  4. Superior Public SchoolsThe next smaller Nebraska district: 410 students in fall 2022, $18,588 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,588
  5. Compare Shelby - Rising City Public Schools with Ravenna Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Shelby - Rising City High School, its largest high school112 students in 2024-25, 8.5 per teacher.112
  7. Teacher salary spending across NebraskaShelby - Rising City Public Schools spent $62,649 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,845); spending, not a salary.$62,649
  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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Shelby - Rising City Public Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 403 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Shelby - Rising City Public Schools spend per student?
    $17,219 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 $17,978 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Shelby - Rising City Public Schools' money come from?
    $8,065,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.0% state, 76.4% local and 4.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Shelby - Rising City Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 37 of the 370 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.0%, 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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,318,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,640 per student. Divided by the 37 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,649 per teacher, more than 57 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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Shelby - Rising City Public Schools scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 25% 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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools?
    80% or more of the 30 students in Shelby - Rising 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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3176590. 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

Compiled from official source data by .