Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools

Public school district · Saline County · Nebraska · NCES district ID 3178720

Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools spent $14,564 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 92% of the other Nebraska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,474). Its 3 schools enrolled 601 students in 2024-25; 21.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,053 per student, up 10.2% 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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools in enrollment (590 to 649 students) and Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools, FY23Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs $32,260; Winnebago Public Schools District 17 $25,245; Valentine Community Schools $20,396; Boone Central Schools $16,835; Fillmore Central Public Schs $15,223; Logan View Public Schools $15,086; Chase County Schools $14,899; Mitchell Public Schools $14,595; Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools $14,564; Malcolm Public Schools $14,376; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.10k20k30k40kUmo N Ho N Nation Public Schs$32,260Winnebago Public Schools Distr…$25,245Valentine Community Schools$20,396Boone Central Schools$16,835Fillmore Central Public Schs$15,223Logan View Public Schools$15,086Chase County Schools$14,899Mitchell Public Schools$14,595Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools$14,564Malcolm Public Schools$14,376State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools, FY23Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs $32,260; Winnebago Public Schools District 17 $25,245; Valentine Community Schools $20,396; Boone Central Schools $16,835; Fillmore Central Public Schs $15,223; Logan View Public Schools $15,086; Chase County Schools $14,899; Mitchell Public Schools $14,595; Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools $14,564; Malcolm Public Schools $14,376; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.10k20k30k40kUmo N Ho N Nation Public Schs$32,260Winnebago Public Schools District 17$25,245Valentine Community Schools$20,396Boone Central Schools$16,835Fillmore Central Public Schs$15,223Logan View Public Schools$15,086Chase County Schools$14,899Mitchell Public Schools$14,595Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools$14,564Malcolm Public Schools$14,376State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools, FY23Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs $32,260; Winnebago Public Schools District 17 $25,245; Valentine Community Schools $20,396; Boone Central Schools $16,835; Fillmore Central Public Schs $15,223; Logan View Public Schools $15,086; Chase County Schools $14,899; Mitchell Public Schools $14,595; Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools $14,564; Malcolm Public Schools $14,376; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.10k20k30k40kUmo N Ho N Nation Public Schs$32,260Winnebago Public Schools District 17$25,245Valentine Community Schools$20,396Boone Central Schools$16,835Fillmore Central Public Schs$15,223Logan View Public Schools$15,086Chase County Schools$14,899Mitchell Public Schools$14,595Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools$14,564Malcolm Public Schools$14,376State median, under 1,000 students $18,474
Current spending per student, Nebraska districts closest in size to Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools, FY23Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs $32,260; Winnebago Public Schools District 17 $25,245; Valentine Community Schools $20,396; Boone Central Schools $16,835; Fillmore Central Public Schs $15,223; Logan View Public Schools $15,086; Chase County Schools $14,899; Mitchell Public Schools $14,595; Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools $14,564; Malcolm Public Schools $14,376; State median, under 1,000 students $18,474.10k20k30k40kUmo N Ho N Nation Public Schs$32,260Winnebago Public Schools District 17$25,245Valentine Community Schools$20,396Boone Central Schools$16,835Fillmore Central Public Schs$15,223Logan View Public Schools$15,086Chase County Schools$14,899Mitchell Public Schools$14,595Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools$14,564Malcolm Public Schools$14,376State median, under 1,000 students $18,474

Where the money came from

$10,292,000 in revenue: 21.5% state, 73.5% local and 5.0% federal. Total spending including $1,714,000 of capital outlay was $10,815,000, or $17,332 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,217,000; Local $7,564,000; Federal $511,000; total $10,292,000.
  • State$2,217,000 22%
  • Local$7,564,000 73%
  • Federal$511,000 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

624 students in 2022-23, 604 students in 2023-24, 601 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 624, 2023-24: 604, 2024-25: 60102004006008002022-236242023-246042024-25601
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 624, 2023-24: 604, 2024-25: 60102004006008002022-236242023-246042024-25601
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 624, 2023-24: 604, 2024-25: 60102004006008002022-236242023-246042024-25601
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 624, 2023-24: 604, 2024-25: 60102004006008002022-236242023-246042024-25601

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362444.813.9
2023-2460445.613.2
2024-2560144.613.5

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

$2,552,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,090 per student

Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools booked $2,552,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 45 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 $56,913 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 17 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$2,010,00078.8%
Special education$365,00014.3%
Other programs$177,0006.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,619 in 2018-19, $3,760 in 2019-20, $3,926 in 2020-21, $4,067 in 2021-22, $4,090 in 2022-23.

Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,619, 2019-20: $3,760, 2020-21: $3,926, 2021-22: $4,067, 2022-23: $4,09002k4k6k2018-19$3,6192019-20$3,7602020-21$3,9262021-22$4,0672022-23$4,090
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,619, 2019-20: $3,760, 2020-21: $3,926, 2021-22: $4,067, 2022-23: $4,09002k4k6k2018-19$3,6192019-20$3,7602020-21$3,9262021-22$4,0672022-23$4,090
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,619, 2019-20: $3,760, 2020-21: $3,926, 2021-22: $4,067, 2022-23: $4,09002k4k6k2018-19$3,6192019-20$3,7602020-21$3,9262021-22$4,0672022-23$4,090
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,619, 2019-20: $3,760, 2020-21: $3,926, 2021-22: $4,067, 2022-23: $4,09002k4k6k2018-19$3,6192019-20$3,7602020-21$3,9262021-22$4,0672022-23$4,090

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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 34% 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 arts42%47.1%338
Math34%46%338

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 32 students in Wilber-Clatonia 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 rate90% or more87.3%
Students in the class3224,336

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, 254 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Elementary School at Wilber25412.726.0%Targeted 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, 154 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilber-Clatonia Middle School15414.729.9%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, 193 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilber-Clatonia High School19313.625.9%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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools

  • Phone: (402) 821-2266
  • Office: 900 S Franklin Street, Wilber, NE 68465

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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools

  1. Nebraska districts by spending per studentWilber-Clatonia Public Schools ranks 185 of 201 Nebraska districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,564).#185 of 201
  2. Every school district in NebraskaWilber-Clatonia Public Schools is the number 74 by size of 251 Nebraska districts, with 624 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#74 of 251
  3. Chase County SchoolsThe next larger Nebraska district: 625 students in fall 2022, $14,899 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,899
  4. Valentine Community SchoolsThe next smaller Nebraska district: 623 students in fall 2022, $20,396 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,396
  5. Compare Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools with Chase County SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wilber-Clatonia High School, its largest high school193 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.193
  7. Teacher salary spending across NebraskaWilber-Clatonia Public Schools spent $56,913 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $61,845); spending, not a salary.$56,913
  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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 601 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,564 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 $16,053 per student, up 10.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools' money come from?
    $10,292,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 21.5% state, 73.5% local and 5.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 35 of the 622 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.6%, 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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,552,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,090 per student. Divided by the 45 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,913 per teacher, more than 17 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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 34% 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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools?
    90% or more of the 32 students in Wilber-Clatonia 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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3178720. 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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