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Elba Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Elba and Cotesfield.

Elba’s Schools page →

Students
105
Schools
2
Spent per student
$28,435
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
8:1
The gist

What stands out about Elba Public Schools

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 2% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 41 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 82% more per student than the NE average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 2% of the 244 Nebraska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Elba 199Cotesfield 31

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elba. Grade by grade →

PK–6Elba Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Elba Secondary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 46% · 60 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 47.1% · 60 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.3% · 13 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,435 per student · 82% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 44%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
127’20
128’21
122’22
108’23
105’24

Down 17.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools.

Elba Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elba
D−
52 students8:1
Elba Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Elba
D
53 students8:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nebraska.