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So Sioux City Community Schs

So Sioux City, Nebraska · Public school district · #15 of 45 Nebraska districts by enrollment

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3,871

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,425

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the Nebraska median

13.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Nebraska median 14.5

So Sioux City Community Schs is a public school district based in So Sioux City, Nebraska, serving 3,871 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #15 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 484 students each, more than the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $13,425 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Nebraska median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.

How So Sioux City Community Schs compares

So Sioux City Community SchsNebraska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,425

Nebraska median $12,277 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,451

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

Students per school484

Nebraska median 400 · 21% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.5

Nebraska median 14.5 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor323

Nebraska median 402 · 20% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$53.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 64%Local 28%

Measure	So Sioux City Community Schs	Nebraska median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,425	$12,277	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,451	$7,814	FY2020-21
Total spending	$51.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$53.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	287	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	586	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.5	14.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	323	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
Columbus Public SchoolsColumbus	4,171	9	$11,245	16.2	#14
So Sioux City Community SchsSo Sioux City · this district	3,871	8	$13,425	13.5	#15
Hastings Public SchoolsHastings	3,789	8	$12,196	13.9	#16
North Platte Public SchoolsNorth Platte	3,730	11	$11,696	15.5	#17
Ralston Public SchoolsRalston	3,491	8	$12,013	14.5	#18

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Menomonee Falls School DistrictMenomonee Falls, WI	3,876	$12,606	14.6
Ypsilanti Community SchoolsYpsilanti, MI	3,872	$16,079	13.6
Spring Grove Area School DistrictSpring Grove, PA	3,872	$15,917	15.1
Avondale School DistrictAuburn Hills, MI	3,870	$13,004	15.1

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.

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