Other / mixed grade configuration · Doniphan, NE

Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary

Federal NCES profile for Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 310012100750
0/100100/10064/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
56
📋 Attendance
72
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Nebraska schools.

64
Resource Index · Higher
10:1
small classes for Nebraska
20.5%
free-lunch eligible
221
students enrolled

Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary has class sizes smaller than 78% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

221

Nebraska · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10:1

vs 13.5:1 Nebraska avg

-26% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

20.5%

vs 30.9% Nebraska avg

-34% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary compares with Nebraska and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary

Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Doniphan, Nebraska, enrolling 221 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10:1 puts it in the smaller third of Nebraska schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 20.5% of students eligible for free meals.

With 221 students, its enrollment sits close to the Nebraska median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,003 scored Nebraska schools.

Against 179 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #32.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 221 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

11.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Its district, Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs, also runs Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary (280 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary compares

Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary on the metrics families compare, against Nebraska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nebraska Nebraska avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10:1 ▼ 26% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 20.5% ▼ 34% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 221 top 53% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
221
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
20.5%
free-lunch eligible - 34% below the Nebraska average of 30.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 26% below state mean
Top 22% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,964
per pupil, district-wide - above Nebraska avg of $17,680
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 221 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 93.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.4%
Two or More 0.9%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 93.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.8, Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs, which includes Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary.

$17,964
Per student
+2%
vs Nebraska
Avg $17,680
+8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 81.4%
State 13.1%
Federal 5.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Nebraska, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary

How many students attend Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary?

Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary has 221 students enrolled. It is a public school in Doniphan, NE.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary?

The student-teacher ratio at Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary is 10:1, which is 26% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary?

20.5% of students at Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary?

The largest demographic group at Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary is White at 93.2% of enrollment, in Doniphan, NE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary?

Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary a good school?

Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Nebraska schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs?

Besides Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary, Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs also operates Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary (280 students). See the Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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