High school (grades 9-12) · Laurel, NE

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School

Federal NCES profile for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 310000401122
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Nebraska schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
9:1
small classes for Nebraska
25.8%
free-lunch eligible
135
students enrolled

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School has class sizes smaller than 84% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

135

Nebraska · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9:1

vs 13.5:1 Nebraska avg

-33% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

25.8%

vs 30.9% Nebraska avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School compares with Nebraska and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:19:1

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

What stands out at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School is a mid-sized high school in Laurel, Nebraska, enrolling 135 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Nebraska schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 25.8% lands close to the Nebraska typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 135 puts it in the smaller third of Nebraska schools by headcount.

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

Against 183 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #101.

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 270 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School also operates Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Elementary School (183 students) and Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School (82 students) alongside Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School.

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 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School compares

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School on the metrics families compare, against Nebraska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nebraska Nebraska avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9:1 ▼ 33% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 25.8% ▼ 17% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 135 top 69% - -

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

9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
135
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
25.8%
free-lunch eligible - 17% 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
9:1
students per teacher - 33% below state mean
Top 16% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,397
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 91.1%
Hispanic or Latino 5.2%
African American 1.5%
Two or More 1.5%
Asian 0.7%

Largest group: White at 91.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.7, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School, which includes Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School.

$19,397
Per student
+10%
vs Nebraska
Avg $17,680
+17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.3%
State 12.8%
Federal 6.9%

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 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School'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 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School

How many students attend Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School?

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School has 135 students enrolled. It is a high school in Laurel, NE.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School is 9:1, which is 33% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 43% 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 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School?

25.8% of students at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School?

The largest demographic group at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School is White at 91.1% of enrollment, in Laurel, NE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School?

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School a good school?

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% 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 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School?

Besides Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School also operates Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Elementary School (183 students) and Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School (82 students). See the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School 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.

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