Other / mixed grade configuration · Winside, NE

Winside Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Winside Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 71/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 317884001739
0/100100/10071/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
82
📋 Attendance
74
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Winside Elementary School earns 71/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Nebraska schools.

71
Resource Index · Higher
10.5:1
small classes for Nebraska
25.2%
free-lunch eligible
136
students enrolled

Winside Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 74% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-2 students YoY

Winside Elementary School held near 145 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 13.9 → 13.4 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 317884001739 · Winside, NE Other · SMALL · TRAD

136 enr · 10.5:1 · 25.2% lunch · RII 71

Nearest enrollment peer: Winside High School (110 students)

Winside Elementary School held near 145 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 13.9 → 13.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Nebraska schools → · Find another →

How Winside Elementary School compares

Winside Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Nebraska and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nebraska Nebraska avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 22% 13.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 25.2% ▼ 18% 30.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 136 top 69% - -

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

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
136
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
25.2%
free-lunch eligible - 18% 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
10.5:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 26% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.3%
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
$17,648
per pupil, district-wide - below Nebraska avg of $18,497
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 91 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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

White 91.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9%
Two or More 2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.2%

Largest group: White at 91.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.3, Winside Elementary School is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Winside Public Schools reports $17,648 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Winside Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Winside High School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Winside Public Schools · 1 sibling school

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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 Winside Elementary School

How many students attend Winside Elementary School?

Winside Elementary School has 136 students enrolled. It is a public school in Winside, NE. CCD year-over-year: 147 (2022-23) → 145 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Winside Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Winside Elementary School is 10.5:1, which is 22% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 33% 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 Winside Elementary School?

25.2% of students at Winside Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Winside Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Winside Elementary School is White at 91.9% of enrollment, in Winside, NE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Winside Elementary School?

Winside Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 71/100 (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 Winside Public Schools?

Besides Winside Elementary School, Winside Public Schools also operates Winside High School (110 students). See the Winside 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.