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Ralston Public Schools, Nebraska

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Ralston Public Schools
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Douglas County, Nebraska
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Superintendent: Jason Buckingham
# of school board members: 6
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Ralston Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska.

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Superintendent

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Jason Buckingham is the superintendent of Ralston Public Schools. Buckingham was appointed superintendent in January 2023. Buckingham's previous career experience includes working within the district as an assistant superintendent, principal, assistant principal, lead teacher, administrator, coach, activity sponsor, and teacher.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Mark Adler is the superintendent of Ralston Public Schools from 2011 until 2023.

[2] Adler's previous career experience includes working as an industrial technology teacher, coach, and high school principal.[3]

School board

The Ralston Public Schools Board of Education consists of six members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected at-large.[4]

Elections

See also: Ralston Public Schools, Nebraska, elections

Members of the Ralston Public Schools Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November during even-numbered years.[5]

A primary election was scheduled for May 14, 2024. A general election was scheduled for November 5, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Ralston Public Schools Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,914,000 $1,487 10%
Local: $30,484,000 $9,226 61%
State: $14,345,000 $4,342 29%
Total: $49,743,000 $15,055
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $45,177,000 $13,673
Total Current Expenditures: $40,698,000 $12,317
Instructional Expenditures: $24,790,000 $7,503 55%
Student and Staff Support: $3,312,000 $1,002 7%
Administration: $5,510,000 $1,667 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,086,000 $2,144 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,810,000 $850
Construction: $1,860,000 $562
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $826,000 $250


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[8] $39,225 $82,373
2021-2022[9] $37,100 $77,910

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.[10]

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 32 40-59 20-24 21 PS 35-39 41
2018-2019 41 40-59 30-34 33 <50 40-44 49
2017-2018 38 40-49 25-29 29 <50 40-44 45
2016-2017 58 60-69 40-44 47 <50 55-59 66
2015-2016 64 >=80 50-54 56 <50 55-59 70
2014-2015 63 70-79 60-64 50 <50 60-64 69
2013-2014 65 70-79 50-54 54 >=50 50-54 72
2012-2013 64 80-89 45-49 56 <50 50-59 68
2011-2012 57 60-69 40-44 43 >=50 40-49 64
2010-2011 50 70-79 35-39 41 <50 55

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 36 21-39 30-34 26 PS 35-39 45
2018-2019 42 40-59 30-34 30 <50 35-39 52
2017-2018 43 50-59 30-34 34 <50 45-49 50
2016-2017 43 50-59 30-34 31 <50 45-49 50
2015-2016 80 >=80 70-74 76 >=50 70-74 84
2014-2015 76 80-89 70-74 65 >=50 70-74 81
2013-2014 78 80-89 65-69 69 >=50 70-74 83
2012-2013 76 80-89 60-64 69 >=50 70-79 80
2011-2012 71 80-89 50-54 63 >=50 60-69 76
2010-2011 69 80-89 55-59 59 <50 74

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 84 PS >=80 75-79 PS >=80 85-89
2018-2019 87 >=50 >=50 80-84 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 90 >=50 >=80 85-89 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 89 PS 60-79 80-89 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 86 PS 60-79 85-89 PS 85-89
2014-2015 86 PS >=50 70-79 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 88 PS >=50 80-89 PS >=50 90-94
2012-2013 88 PS >=50 70-79 PS >=50 90-94
2011-2012 85 >=50 >=50 70-79 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 82 >=50 60-79 70-79 >=50 85-89


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,409 1.7
2022-2023 3,352 1.4
2021-2022 3,304 2.8
2020-2021 3,210 -5.2
2019-2020 3,378 -0.8
2018-2019 3,406 0.0
2017-2018 3,407 1.3
2016-2017 3,363 0.2
2015-2016 3,355 5.2
2014-2015 3,179 2.1
2013-2014 3,111 -0.8
2012-2013 3,135 0.9
2011-2012 3,106 -1.4
2010-2011 3,150 -0.1
2009-2010 3,154 2.0
2008-2009 3,092 -5.9
2007-2008 3,273 0.1
2006-2007 3,271 3.0
2005-2006 3,174 2.0
2004-2005 3,112 -0.6
2003-2004 3,131 0.2
2002-2003 3,126 1.2
2001-2002 3,087 0.0
2000-2001 3,088 0.4
1999-2000 3,077 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ralston Public Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 3.1
Black 6.8 6.5
Hispanic 42.9 22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 6.6 4.7
White 42.1 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

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Ralston Public Schools had 230.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.79.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.50
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 125.05
Secondary: 94.89
Total: 230.44

Ralston Public Schools employed 7.00 district administrators and 12.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 16.00
School Administrators: 12.00
School Administrative Support: 17.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 93.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 8.00
Student Support Services: 30.84
Other Support Services: 86.00


Schools

Ralston Public Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blumfield Elementary School324PK-6
Karen Western Elementary Sch213PK-6
Meadows Elementary School316PK-6
Mockingbird Elementary School451PK-6
Ralston High School1,0399-12
Ralston Middle School4737-8
Seymour Elementary School291PK-6
Wildewood Elementary School302PK-6

Contact information

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Ralston Public Schools
8545 Park Dr.
Ralston, NE 68127
Phone: 402-331-4700
Fax: 402-331-4843


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ralston Public Schools, "Superintendent," accessed January 4, 2024
  2. ↑ Omaha World-Herald, "Ralston Superintendent Mark Adler to step down after school year," accessed January 4, 2024
  3. ↑ Ralston Public Schools, "Superintendent," accessed May 13, 2021
  4. ↑ Ralston Public Schools, "Board policy: Organization of the board," accessed May 13, 2021
  5. ↑ Ralston Public Schools, "2024 School Board Qualifications and Elections," reviewed March 22, 2021
  6. ↑ Ralston Public Schools, "2009 - Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed April 21, 2025
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  8. ↑ Ralston Public Schools ,"Salary Schedule 2024-2025," accessed April 21, 2025
  9. ↑ Nebraska State Education Association ,"2021-2022 Salary Schedule," accessed May 13, 2021
  10. ↑ 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
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