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Bellevue Public Schools

Bellevue, Nebraska · Public school district · #7 of 45 Nebraska districts by enrollment

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9,502

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,543

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Nebraska median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Nebraska median 14.5

Bellevue Public Schools is a public school district based in Bellevue, Nebraska, serving 9,502 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #7 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 452 students each, more than the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $12,543 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How Bellevue compares

BellevueNebraska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,543

Nebraska median $12,277 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,408

Nebraska median $7,814 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school452

Nebraska median 400 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Nebraska median 14.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor339

Nebraska median 402 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$123.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 49%Local 42%

Measure	Bellevue	Nebraska median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,543	$12,277	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,408	$7,814	FY2020-21
Total spending	$128.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$123.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	646	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,386	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	14.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	339	402	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Nebraska median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Nebraska

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Papillion La Vista Community SchoolsPapillion	12,069	22	$11,110	14.7	#4
Elkhorn Public SchoolsElkhorn	11,653	20	$10,473	14.5	#5
Grand Island Public SchoolsGrand Island	9,983	23	$12,446	15.5	#6
Bellevue Public SchoolsBellevue · this district	9,502	21	$12,543	14.7	#7
Gretna Public SchoolsGretna	7,013	12	$10,505	15.2	#8

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Columbia CountyLake City, FL	9,508	$9,780	18.1
Upland UnifiedUpland, CA	9,496	$12,618	22.7
Auburn CityAuburn, AL	9,488	$10,534	16.9
Pennsbury School DistrictFallsington, PA	9,475	$18,319	11.7

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ne-bellevue-public-schools