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

Leyton High School

Federal NCES profile for Leyton High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 310007200188
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
89
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Leyton High School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Nebraska schools.

57
Resource Index · Higher
7.6:1
small classes for Nebraska
28.3%
free-lunch eligible
53
students enrolled

Leyton High School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-7 students YoY

Leyton High School shrank from 60 students in 2022-23 to 53 in 2023-24 (-11.7%).

Teacher FTE added 7.5 → 7.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-7 students YoY 310007200188 · Dalton, NE High · SMALL · TRAD

53 enr · 7.6:1 · 28.3% lunch · RII 57

Nearest enrollment peer: Leyton Elementary/Junior High School (125 students)

Leyton High School shrank from 60 students in 2022-23 to 53 in 2023-24 (-11.7%). Teacher FTE added 7.5 → 7.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Nebraska schools → · Find another →

How Leyton High School compares

Leyton High School 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 7.6:1 ▼ 44% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.3% ▼ 8% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 53 top 90% - -

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

7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
53
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
28.3%
free-lunch eligible - 8% 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
7.6:1
students per teacher - 44% below state mean
Top 8% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
43.4%
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
$30,624
per pupil, district-wide - above Nebraska avg of $18,497
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 53 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 86.8%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.9%

Largest group: White at 86.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.3, Leyton High School is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Leyton Public Schools reports $30,624 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Leyton High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Leyton Elementary/Junior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Leyton Public Schools · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Nationwide high 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 Leyton High School

How many students attend Leyton High School?

Leyton High School has 53 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dalton, NE. CCD year-over-year: 60 (2022-23) → 53 (2023-24), down 7.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Leyton High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Leyton High School is 7.6:1, which is 44% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 52% 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 Leyton High School?

28.3% of students at Leyton High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Leyton High School?

The largest demographic group at Leyton High School is White at 86.8% of enrollment, in Dalton, NE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Leyton High School?

Leyton High School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Leyton Public Schools?

Besides Leyton High School, Leyton Public Schools also operates Leyton Elementary/Junior High School (125 students). See the Leyton Public Schools 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.