Other / mixed grade configuration · Bellevue, NE

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West

Federal NCES profile for Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 318003002398
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Nebraska schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Nebraska.

#4 of 24
schools in Bellevue · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
8:1
small classes for Nebraska
8
students enrolled

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West has class sizes smaller than 89% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West ranks #4 of 24 schools in Bellevue, NE.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+4 students YoY

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West grew from 4 students in 2022-23 to 8 in 2023-24 (+100.0%).

Teacher FTE added 1.0 → 2.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+4 students YoY 318003002398 · Bellevue, NE Other · SMALL · TRAD

8 enr · 8:1 · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Esu 3 Head Start - Golden Hills (39 students)

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West grew from 4 students in 2022-23 to 8 in 2023-24 (+100.0%). Teacher FTE added 1.0 → 2.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Nebraska schools → · Find another →

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West reports 8 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West compares

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Nebraska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nebraska Nebraska avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8:1 ▼ 41% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 8 top 99% - -

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

8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher - 41% below state mean
Top 11% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Two or More 50.0%
White 25.0%
African American 25.0%

Largest group: Two or More at 50.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 62.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 62.5, Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West is more mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

How Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Golden Hills Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Early Head Start Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Fort Crook Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Belleaire Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Educational Service Unit 03 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West

How many students attend Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West?

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West has 8 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bellevue, NE. CCD year-over-year: 4 (2022-23) → 8 (2023-24), up 4.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West?

The student-teacher ratio at Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West is 8:1, which is 41% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 49% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West?

The largest demographic group at Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West is Two or More at 50.0% of enrollment, in Bellevue, NE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West?

Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West rank among schools in Bellevue?

By Resource Investment Index, Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West ranks #4 of 24 schools in Bellevue, NE. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Bellevue on the city page.

What other schools are in Educational Service Unit 03?

Besides Esu 3 Head Start - Bellevue West, Educational Service Unit 03 also operates Esu 3 Head Start - Golden Hills (39 students), Esu 3 Head Start - Early Head Start (27 students), and Esu 3 Head Start - Fort Crook (16 students). See the Educational Service Unit 03 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 2022-23) · 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.