Ralston Public Schools, Nebraska, elections: Difference between revisions

Ralston Public Schools
District details
	School board members: 6
	Students: 3,409 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 5 November 2025

Ralston Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Douglas County). During the 2024 school year, 3,409 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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Ralston Public Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Katie Krause, incumbent Samantha Willey, and incumbent Robin Richards won election in the general election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Katie Krause (Nonpartisan)	36.9	4,704
✔	Submit photo	Samantha Willey (Nonpartisan)	30.9	3,932
✔		Robin Richards (Nonpartisan)	30.8	3,919
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	186

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,741
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Ralston Public Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)

Carrie Hough, incumbent Mary Roarty, and incumbent Elizabeth Kumru defeated Cynthia Huebner in the general election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carrie Hough (Nonpartisan)	34.2	2,855
✔		Mary Roarty (Nonpartisan)	31.7	2,647
✔	Submit photo	Elizabeth Kumru (Nonpartisan)	26.5	2,209
		Cynthia Huebner (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	6.3	525
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	115

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,351
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Ralston Public Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Merv Riepe (Nonpartisan)	20.1	3,546
✔	Submit photo	Heather Johnson (Nonpartisan)	18.6	3,288
✔		Robin Richards (Nonpartisan)	17.4	3,074
		Patrick McPherson (Nonpartisan)	14.8	2,616
	Submit photo	Catherine Payne (Nonpartisan)	14.5	2,555
	Submit photo	Jodi Norton (Nonpartisan)	14.0	2,480
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	112

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,671
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Ralston Public Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)

Mary Roarty, incumbent Jay Irwin, and Elizabeth Kumru won election in the general election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Roarty (Nonpartisan)	55.0	3,796
✔	Submit photo	Jay Irwin (Nonpartisan)	44.2	3,048
✔	Submit photo	Elizabeth Kumru (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.8	58

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,902
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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Katie Krause	At Large		2029
Samantha Willey	At Large	2021	2029
Robin Richards	At Large	2019	2029
Carrie Hough	At Large	2023	2027
Elizabeth Kumru	At Large	2019	2027
Mary Roarty	At Large	2019	2027

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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
Expenditures

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

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 (%)
2021-2022	33	40-59	20-24	22	<50	40-44	41
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 (%)
2021-2022	32	21-39	25-29	19	<50	35-39	43
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 (%)
2021-2022	78	PS	60-79	65-69	PS	>=50	85-89
2020-2021	82	PS	>=50	70-79	PS	>=50	85-89
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

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

Enrollment
Demographics

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

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, 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

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

Ralston Public Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Blumfield Elementary School	324	PK-6
Karen Western Elementary Sch	213	PK-6
Meadows Elementary School	316	PK-6
Mockingbird Elementary School	451	PK-6
Ralston High School	1,039	9-12
Ralston Middle School	473	7-8
Seymour Elementary School	291	PK-6
Wildewood Elementary School	302	PK-6

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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025

[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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Ralston Public Schools, Nebraska, elections: Difference between revisions

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Ralston Public Schools school board At-large

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General election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)

Ralston Public Schools school board At-large

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General election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)

Ralston Public Schools school board At-large

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