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Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Laurel, Coleridge, Concord Township, Concord, Clark Township, Dixon and Daily Township, and parts of Logan Township.

Laurel’s Schools page →

Students
400
Schools
3
Spent per student
$26,025
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$15.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Nebraska districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 67% more per student than the NE average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15.5M, about $38,748 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Laurel. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 46% · 214 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 47.1% · 215 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.3% · 31 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$26,025 per student · 67% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 44%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 22%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
432’20
431’21
415’22
396’23
400’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.