Boyd County Middle School (Spencer)
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Spencer, Nebraska
Boyd County Middle School (Spencer) in Spencer, Nebraska enrolled 92 students in 2024-25 with 7.7 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Nebraska middle-school median of 13.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
105 students in 2022-23, 91 students in 2023-24, 92 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.9 to 7.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 105 | 6.9 | 15.3 |
| 2023-24 | 91 | 7.8 | 11.7 |
| 2024-25 | 92 | 7.7 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Nebraska middle schools
Among the 131 Nebraska middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 392 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Boyd County Middle School (Spencer) enrolled 98 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 392 of the 98 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent3.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.1% of students were White, 6.5% Hispanic, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White89.1%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Two or more races3.3%
- American Indian1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Boyd County Middle School (Spencer) scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 50‑54% | 47.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑64% | 45‑49% (2021-22) | 58.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Boyd County Middle School (Spencer)
- How much Boyd County Schools spends per student$18,793 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,793
- The largest public schools in NebraskaBoyd County Middle School (Spencer) is the number 111 by size of 132 Nebraska middle schools open in 2024-25.#111 of 132
- Nebraska schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.5 for middle schools.11.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Boyd County Middle School (Spencer)
How many students attend Boyd County Middle School (Spencer)?
92 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 105 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Spencer, NE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Boyd County Middle School (Spencer)?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for middle schools is 13.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Boyd County Middle School (Spencer) a Title I school?
Boyd County Middle School (Spencer) was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Boyd County Middle School (Spencer) do on state tests?
The students tested at Boyd County Middle School (Spencer) scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Boyd County Middle School (Spencer) in?
Boyd County Schools, NCES district ID 3100187. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 310018702355 are the district's.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.