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Southwest Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 315 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Southwest Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Frontier, Furnas, and Red Willow counties). During the 2024 school year, 315 students attended one of the district's two 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

Southwest 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
Derek Meyers20252029
Brooke Brooks20212029
Duane Teter20012029
Jennifer McConville20152027
Jason Neseth20152027
John O'Dea20152027

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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: $911,000 $3,131 14%
Local: $4,958,000 $17,038 74%
State: $799,000 $2,746 12%
Total: $6,668,000 $22,914
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,290,000 $21,615
Total Current Expenditures: $5,700,000 $19,587
Instructional Expenditures: $3,133,000 $10,766 50%
Student and Staff Support: $299,000 $1,027 5%
Administration: $1,066,000 $3,663 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,202,000 $4,130 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $280,000 $962
Construction: $42,000 $144
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $118,000 $405
Interest on Debt: $50,000 $171

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

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 50-54 PS >=50 PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 45-49 PS PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 35-39 PS <50 35-39
2016-2017 45-49 PS PS 45-49
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 65-69 PS <50 PS 65-69
2010-2011 60-64 PS 60-64

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 >=50 PS >=50
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 >=80
2015-2016 >=80 >=80
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=80 >=80
2012-2013 >=80 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 315 6.7
2022-2023 294 1.0
2021-2022 291 1.0
2020-2021 288 4.9
2019-2020 274 -11.7
2018-2019 306 -1.3
2017-2018 310 3.5
2016-2017 299 -1.7
2015-2016 304 3.3
2014-2015 294 -2.4
2013-2014 301 -1.3
2012-2013 305 -6.2
2011-2012 324 0.3
2010-2011 323 -5.6
2009-2010 341 -0.3
2008-2009 342 -5.0
2007-2008 359 -11.4
2006-2007 400 9.5
2005-2006 362 -7.5
2004-2005 389 -5.9
2003-2004 412 0.0
2002-2003 0 0.0
2001-2002 0 0.0
2000-2001 0 0.0
1999-2000 0 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Southwest Public Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.1
Black 0.6 6.5
Hispanic 12.4 22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.8 4.7
White 82.5 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, Southwest Public Schools had 33.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.28.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.20
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 13.25
Secondary: 17.50
Total: 33.95

Southwest Public Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.77
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.50
Student Support Services: 1.75
Other Support Services: 17.00

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]

Southwest Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Southwest Elementary-Indianola194PK-6
Southwest Jr/Sr High School1217-12


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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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