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Elwood Public Schools, Nebraska

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Elwood Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 184 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Elwood Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Gosper, Dawson, and Frontier counties). During the 2024 school year, 184 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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School board

Elwood Public Schools consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kristy Diefenbaugh
Daron Huyser
Bryant Knoerzer
Jeff Moore
Ryan Shutts
Mark Weissert

Elections

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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: $511,000 $2,410 10%
Local: $3,856,000 $18,189 77%
State: $649,000 $3,061 13%
Total: $5,016,000 $23,660
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,323,000 $20,391
Total Current Expenditures: $4,146,000 $19,556
Instructional Expenditures: $2,399,000 $11,316 55%
Student and Staff Support: $242,000 $1,141 6%
Administration: $609,000 $2,872 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $896,000 $4,226 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $53,000 $250
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $45,000 $212


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 35-39 <50 40-44
2018-2019 55-59 PS >=50 PS 55-59
2017-2018 55-59 PS <50 55-59
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS >=80 PS 85-89
2015-2016 75-79 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2014-2015 75-79 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2013-2014 70-74 PS PS 60-79 PS 70-74
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS >=50 PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 60-64 PS PS >=50 PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 50-54 PS PS >=50 PS 50-54

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 35-39 <50 40-44
2018-2019 40-44 PS <50 PS 45-49
2017-2018 50-54 PS <50 50-54
2016-2017 55-59 PS PS 40-59 PS 55-59
2015-2016 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2014-2015 80-84 PS >=50 PS 80-84
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS >=80 PS 80-84
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS >=50 PS 70-74
2011-2012 70-74 PS PS >=50 PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 65-69 PS PS <50 PS 65-69

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 >=80 PS PS >=50
2018-2019 >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=50 PS PS >=50
2016-2017 >=50 PS PS >=50
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=50
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS >=80
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS >=80


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 184 -7.6
2022-2023 198 -7.1
2021-2022 212 0.0
2020-2021 212 1.4
2019-2020 209 -1.0
2018-2019 211 -4.7
2017-2018 221 -4.1
2016-2017 230 3.5
2015-2016 222 -0.5
2014-2015 223 -4.0
2013-2014 232 -1.7
2012-2013 236 -5.1
2011-2012 248 -1.6
2010-2011 252 -3.2
2009-2010 260 3.5
2008-2009 251 -6.4
2007-2008 267 2.2
2006-2007 261 0.4
2005-2006 260 -6.5
2004-2005 277 -5.1
2003-2004 291 3.4
2002-2003 281 3.9
2001-2002 270 -7.0
2000-2001 289 7.6
1999-2000 267 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Elwood Public Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 3.1
Black 2.2 6.5
Hispanic 6.0 22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.5 4.7
White 89.7 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, Elwood Public Schools had 22.72 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.1.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 9.45
Secondary: 12.27
Total: 22.72

Elwood Public Schools employed 1.33 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.33
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.25
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 9.00


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]

Elwood Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Elwood Elementary School108PK-6
Elwood High School767-12

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    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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