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Waverly School District 145

Waverly, Nebraska · Public school district · #24 of 45 Nebraska districts by enrollment

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2,110

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,692

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Nebraska median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Nebraska median 14.5

Waverly School District 145 is a public school district based in Waverly, Nebraska, serving 2,110 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #24 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 422 students each, about the same as the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $11,692 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Waverly compares

WaverlyNebraska median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,692

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

Instruction spending per student$6,912

Nebraska median $7,814 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Students per school422

Nebraska median 400 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Nebraska median 14.5 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor264

Nebraska median 402 · 34% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$29.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 14%Local 80%

Measure	Waverly	Nebraska median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,692	$12,277	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,912	$7,814	FY2020-21
Total spending	$28.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$29.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	149	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	322	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	14.5	2024-25
Students per counselor	264	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
Blair Community SchoolsBlair	2,184	5	$10,508	14.2	#23
Waverly School District 145Waverly · this district	2,110	5	$11,692	14.2	#24
Beatrice Public SchoolsBeatrice	2,102	4	$12,277	15.1	#25
Schuyler Community SchoolsSchuyler	1,977	6	$12,110	15.1	#26
Gering Public SchoolsGering	1,976	6	$11,975	15.2	#27

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Potosi R-IIIPotosi, MO	2,110	$10,549	13.4
Polk County SchoolsColumbus, NC	2,110	$12,894	14.2
Buckeye LocalMedina, OH	2,110	$10,687	19.7
Dorchester 04St. George, SC	2,110	$16,722	12.2

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-waverly-school-district-145