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Wausa Public Schools, Nebraska

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Wausa Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 223 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Wausa Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Pierce, Cedar, and Knox counties). During the 2024 school year, 223 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

Wausa 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
Katie Clausen
Derek Cunningham
Mike Kumm
Amanda Nipp
Brian Wakeley
Eric Wynia

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: $360,000 $1,506 8%
Local: $3,553,000 $14,866 78%
State: $614,000 $2,569 14%
Total: $4,527,000 $18,941
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,228,000 $17,690
Total Current Expenditures: $3,896,000 $16,301
Instructional Expenditures: $2,378,000 $9,949 56%
Student and Staff Support: $207,000 $866 5%
Administration: $682,000 $2,853 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $629,000 $2,631 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $78,000 $326
Construction: $22,000 $92
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $58,000 $242


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 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2018-2019 55-59 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 60-64 PS PS 60-64
2016-2017 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 80-84 PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS 80-84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS 80-84
2010-2011 80-84 PS 80-84

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 PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 45-49 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 45-49 PS PS PS 45-49
2015-2016 85-89 PS 85-89
2014-2015 80-84 PS 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 90-94 PS 90-94
2011-2012 80-84 PS 80-84
2010-2011 85-89 PS 85-89

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


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 223 3.1
2022-2023 216 -10.6
2021-2022 239 0.0
2020-2021 239 -2.9
2019-2020 246 -1.6
2018-2019 250 -5.2
2017-2018 263 4.9
2016-2017 250 -1.2
2015-2016 253 11.9
2014-2015 223 2.2
2013-2014 218 0.5
2012-2013 217 -0.9
2011-2012 219 3.2
2010-2011 212 1.4
2009-2010 209 -0.5
2008-2009 210 1.4
2007-2008 207 3.4
2006-2007 200 -5.0
2005-2006 210 -0.5
2004-2005 211 4.3
2003-2004 202 2.5
2002-2003 197 -2.0
2001-2002 201 2.5
2000-2001 196 -8.2
1999-2000 212 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wausa Public Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.4 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 3.1
Black 0.5 6.5
Hispanic 1.4 22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.9 4.7
White 94.6 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, Wausa Public Schools had 21.96 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.15.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.02
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 10.00
Secondary: 10.94
Total: 21.96

Wausa Public Schools employed 0.75 district administrators and 1.25 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.75
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 1.25
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.27
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.50
Student Support Services: 0.95
Other Support Services: 5.60


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]

Wausa Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Wausa Elementary School118PK-6
Wausa High School1057-12

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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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