Southern School District 1

Public school district · Gage County · Nebraska · NCES district ID 3177180

Southern School District 1 spent $16,485 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 73% of the other Nebraska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,474). Its 2 schools enrolled 361 students in 2024-25; 31.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,968 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 Southern School District 1 in enrollment (359 to 395 students) and Southern School District 1 itself.

Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Southern School District 1, FY23Southern Valley Schools $22,240; Stanton Community Schools $18,864; Cross County Community Schools $18,610; Hemingford Public Schools $18,395; Alma Public Schools $18,365; Kimball Public Schools $17,355; Southern School District 1 $16,485; Elm Creek Public Schools $14,928; Johnson-Brock Public Schools $13,939; Amherst Public Schools $12,723; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.10k15k20k25kSouthern Valley Schools$22,240Stanton Community Schools$18,864Cross County Community Schools$18,610Hemingford Public Schools$18,395Alma Public Schools$18,365Kimball Public Schools$17,355Southern School District 1$16,485Elm Creek Public Schools$14,928Johnson-Brock Public Schools$13,939Amherst Public Schools$12,723State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Southern School District 1, FY23Southern Valley Schools $22,240; Stanton Community Schools $18,864; Cross County Community Schools $18,610; Hemingford Public Schools $18,395; Alma Public Schools $18,365; Kimball Public Schools $17,355; Southern School District 1 $16,485; Elm Creek Public Schools $14,928; Johnson-Brock Public Schools $13,939; Amherst Public Schools $12,723; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.10k15k20k25kSouthern Valley Schools$22,240Stanton Community Schools$18,864Cross County Community Schools$18,610Hemingford Public Schools$18,395Alma Public Schools$18,365Kimball Public Schools$17,355Southern School District 1$16,485Elm Creek Public Schools$14,928Johnson-Brock Public Schools$13,939Amherst Public Schools$12,723State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Southern School District 1, FY23Southern Valley Schools $22,240; Stanton Community Schools $18,864; Cross County Community Schools $18,610; Hemingford Public Schools $18,395; Alma Public Schools $18,365; Kimball Public Schools $17,355; Southern School District 1 $16,485; Elm Creek Public Schools $14,928; Johnson-Brock Public Schools $13,939; Amherst Public Schools $12,723; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.10k15k20k25kSouthern Valley Schools$22,240Stanton Community Schools$18,864Cross County Community Schools$18,610Hemingford Public Schools$18,395Alma Public Schools$18,365Kimball Public Schools$17,355Southern School District 1$16,485Elm Creek Public Schools$14,928Johnson-Brock Public Schools$13,939Amherst Public Schools$12,723State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Southern School District 1, FY23Southern Valley Schools $22,240; Stanton Community Schools $18,864; Cross County Community Schools $18,610; Hemingford Public Schools $18,395; Alma Public Schools $18,365; Kimball Public Schools $17,355; Southern School District 1 $16,485; Elm Creek Public Schools $14,928; Johnson-Brock Public Schools $13,939; Amherst Public Schools $12,723; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.10k15k20k25kSouthern Valley Schools$22,240Stanton Community Schools$18,864Cross County Community Schools$18,610Hemingford Public Schools$18,395Alma Public Schools$18,365Kimball Public Schools$17,355Southern School District 1$16,485Elm Creek Public Schools$14,928Johnson-Brock Public Schools$13,939Amherst Public Schools$12,723State median, under 1,000 students $18,474

Where the money came from

$7,912,000 in revenue: 31.3% state, 56.4% local and 12.3% federal. Total spending including $504,000 of capital outlay was $7,208,000, or $19,018 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Southern School District 1 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,479,000; Local $4,459,000; Federal $974,000; total $7,912,000.
  • State$2,479,000 31%
  • Local$4,459,000 56%
  • Federal$974,000 12%

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

379 students in 2022-23, 374 students in 2023-24, 361 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Southern School District 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 379, 2023-24: 374, 2024-25: 36101002003004002022-233792023-243742024-25361
Southern School District 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 379, 2023-24: 374, 2024-25: 36101002003004002022-233792023-243742024-25361
Southern School District 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 379, 2023-24: 374, 2024-25: 36101002003004002022-233792023-243742024-25361
Southern School District 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 379, 2023-24: 374, 2024-25: 36101002003004002022-233792023-243742024-25361

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337935.210.8
2023-2437437.110.1
2024-2536136.010.0

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

$2,016,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,319 per student

Southern School District 1 booked $2,016,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 35 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 $57,273 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 21 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$1,295,00064.2%
Special education$340,00016.9%
Other programs$381,00018.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,020 in 2018-19, $4,997 in 2019-20, $5,414 in 2020-21, $5,115 in 2021-22, $5,319 in 2022-23.

Southern School District 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,020, 2019-20: $4,997, 2020-21: $5,414, 2021-22: $5,115, 2022-23: $5,31902k4k6k2018-19$5,0202019-20$4,9972020-21$5,4142021-22$5,1152022-23$5,319
Southern School District 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,020, 2019-20: $4,997, 2020-21: $5,414, 2021-22: $5,115, 2022-23: $5,31902k4k6k2018-19$5,0202019-20$4,9972020-21$5,4142021-22$5,1152022-23$5,319
Southern School District 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,020, 2019-20: $4,997, 2020-21: $5,414, 2021-22: $5,115, 2022-23: $5,31902k4k6k2018-19$5,0202019-20$4,9972020-21$5,4142021-22$5,1152022-23$5,319
Southern School District 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,020, 2019-20: $4,997, 2020-21: $5,414, 2021-22: $5,115, 2022-23: $5,31902k4k6k2018-19$5,0202019-20$4,9972020-21$5,4142021-22$5,1152022-23$5,319

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 Southern School District 1 scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts30-34%47.1%192
Math25-29%46%192

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

90% or more of the 31 students in Southern School District 1's 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 rate90% or more87.3%
Students in the class3124,336

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, 198 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southern Elementary School19810.1All free (CEP)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, 163 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southern Jr-Sr High School16310.0All free (CEP)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 Southern School District 1

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 Southern School District 1

  1. Nebraska districts by spending per studentSouthern School District 1 ranks 147 of 201 Nebraska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,485).#147 of 201
  2. Every school district in NebraskaSouthern School District 1 is the number 122 by size of 251 Nebraska districts, with 379 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#122 of 251
  3. Stanton Community SchoolsThe next larger Nebraska district: 383 students in fall 2022, $18,864 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,864
  4. Elm Creek Public SchoolsThe next smaller Nebraska district: 374 students in fall 2022, $14,928 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,928
  5. Compare Southern School District 1 with Stanton Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Southern Jr-Sr High School, its largest high school163 students in 2024-25, 10.0 per teacher.163
  7. Teacher salary spending across NebraskaSouthern School District 1 spent $57,273 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,845); spending, not a salary.$57,273
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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 Southern School District 1

  1. How many schools and students are in Southern School District 1?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 361 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Southern School District 1 spend per student?
    $16,485 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 $17,968 per student, up 9.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Southern School District 1's money come from?
    $7,912,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 31.3% state, 56.4% local and 12.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Southern School District 1 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 64 of the 418 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.3%, 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 Southern School District 1 spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,016,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,319 per student. Divided by the 35 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,273 per teacher, more than 21 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 Southern School District 1 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Southern School District 1 scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading and 25-29% 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 Southern School District 1?
    90% or more of the 31 students in Southern School District 1's 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 Southern School District 1's NCES district ID?
    3177180. 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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