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Blair Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 2,212 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Blair Community Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Washington County). During the 2024 school year, 2,212 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Blair Community Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nate Larsen2028
Melaini Sturm2028
Denise Cada20162028
Kari Loseke20122028
Bob Schoby2026
Courtney Tabor20232026
Ginger Fredericksen20202026
Steve Callaghan20182026

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,107,000 $1,372 10%
Local: $24,651,000 $10,883 77%
State: $4,101,000 $1,811 13%
Total: $31,859,000 $14,066
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $29,616,000 $13,075
Total Current Expenditures: $25,325,000 $11,181
Instructional Expenditures: $16,125,000 $7,119 54%
Student and Staff Support: $2,544,000 $1,123 9%
Administration: $2,538,000 $1,120 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,118,000 $1,818 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,351,000 $1,479
Construction: $96,000 $42
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $303,000 $133

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55 PS >=50 40-44 PS 40-49 56
2018-2019 60 >=50 <50 50-54 PS 50-59 61
2017-2018 58 >=50 <50 40-44 <50 40-59 60
2016-2017 78 >=50 >=50 50-54 PS 60-69 80
2015-2016 83 >=50 >=50 75-79 PS >=80 83
2014-2015 79 >=50 >=50 70-79 >=50 60-79 80
2013-2014 79 >=50 60-79 50-59 >=50 60-79 79
2012-2013 79 >=50 >=50 40-49 PS 60-79 80
2011-2012 72 >=50 <50 40-49 PS 60-79 73
2010-2011 67 >=50 >=50 50-59 <50 68

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 >=50 <50 50-54 PS 40-49 52
2018-2019 60 >=50 <50 50-54 PS 40-49 61
2017-2018 56 >=50 <50 45-49 <50 40-59 58
2016-2017 57 <50 <50 35-39 PS 40-49 59
2015-2016 87 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS >=80 87
2014-2015 86 >=50 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=80 87
2013-2014 83 >=50 >=80 50-59 >=50 >=80 84
2012-2013 86 >=50 >=50 70-79 PS >=80 86
2011-2012 81 >=50 <50 50-59 PS >=80 82
2010-2011 79 >=50 >=50 50-59 >=50 80

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS >=80 PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,212 -2.8
2022-2023 2,274 0.4
2021-2022 2,265 2.0
2020-2021 2,220 -3.8
2019-2020 2,305 0.5
2018-2019 2,294 -2.9
2017-2018 2,360 1.4
2016-2017 2,326 -1.0
2015-2016 2,349 0.9
2014-2015 2,329 0.8
2013-2014 2,311 -0.6
2012-2013 2,325 0.0
2011-2012 2,326 0.0
2010-2011 2,326 -0.9
2009-2010 2,348 -0.5
2008-2009 2,360 -2.4
2007-2008 2,416 2.3
2006-2007 2,360 1.7
2005-2006 2,320 2.8
2004-2005 2,255 -0.8
2003-2004 2,272 1.2
2002-2003 2,245 1.6
2001-2002 2,210 0.5
2000-2001 2,200 -1.7
1999-2000 2,238 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Blair Community Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 3.1
Black 0.5 6.5
Hispanic 7.5 22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 3.0 4.7
White 88.1 61.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Blair Community Schools had 147.90 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.70
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 98.10
Secondary: 46.10
Total: 147.90

Blair Community Schools employed 5.06 district administrators and 7.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.06
District Administrative Support: 3.50
School Administrators: 7.00
School Administrative Support: 10.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 30.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.49
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.72
Other Support Services: 32.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Blair Community Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blair Arbor Park Elementary521PK-5
Blair Deerfield Elementary388PK-5
Blair High School6979-12
Blair South Preschool130PK-PK
Gerald Otte Blair Middle Sch4766-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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