Other / mixed grade configuration · Lavista, NE

Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights

Federal NCES profile for Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 318003002386
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
44
🌟 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 - Parkview Heights earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Nebraska median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Nebraska.

37
Resource Index · Typical
14:1
students per teacher
80.0%
free-lunch eligible
14
students enrolled

Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights has class sizes near the Nebraska median. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

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

-2 students YoY

Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights shrank from 15 students in 2022-23 to 13 in 2023-24 (-13.3%).

Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-2 students YoY 318003002386 · Lavista, NE Other · SMALL · TRAD

14 enr · 14:1 · 80.0% lunch · RII 37

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

Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights shrank from 15 students in 2022-23 to 13 in 2023-24 (-13.3%). Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Nebraska schools → · Find another →

Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights reports 14 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 - Parkview Heights compares

Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights is a shrinking 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 14:1 ▲ 4% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 80.0% ▲ 159% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 14 top 99% - -

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

14:1
Leaner classes than 57% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
80.0%
free-lunch eligible - 159% above the Nebraska average of 30.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14:1
students per teacher - 4% above state mean
Top 60% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
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

African American 71.4%
White 14.3%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Two or More 7.1%

Largest group: African American at 71.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.0, Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights is more mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

How Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Golden Hills Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Early Head Start Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Fort Crook Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Belleaire Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Esu 3 Head Start - Peter Sarpy Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights'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 - Parkview Heights

How many students attend Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights?

Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights has 14 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lavista, NE. CCD year-over-year: 15 (2022-23) → 13 (2023-24), down 2.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights?

The student-teacher ratio at Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights is 14:1, which is 4% higher than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights?

80.0% of students at Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights?

The largest demographic group at Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights is African American at 71.4% of enrollment, in Lavista, NE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights?

Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical 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.

What other schools are in Educational Service Unit 03?

Besides Esu 3 Head Start - Parkview Heights, 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.