Wayne Community Schools
Wayne Community Schools is a public school district based in Wayne, Nebraska, serving 1,016 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #44 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 254 students each, fewer than the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $12,020 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Wayne Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wayne Community | Nebraska median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,020 | $12,277 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,272 | $7,814 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $12.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $13.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 65 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 135 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 508 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Central Public SchoolsHastings | 1,056 | 3 | $14,758 | 13.9 | #41 |
| Lakeview Community SchoolsColumbus | 1,037 | 4 | $12,862 | 14.4 | #42 |
| Auburn Public SchoolsAuburn | 1,019 | 4 | $11,852 | 15.0 | #43 |
| Wayne Community SchoolsWayne · this district | 1,016 | 4 | $12,020 | 15.6 | #44 |
| Holdrege Public SchoolsHoldrege | 1,006 | 4 | $13,711 | 11.8 | #45 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard IndependentHazard, KY | 1,016 | $13,166 | 13.9 |
| Jones County SchoolsTrenton, NC | 1,016 | $15,142 | 14.1 |
| Marion LocalMaria Stein, OH | 1,016 | $10,345 | 17.2 |
| Friona ISDFriona, TX | 1,016 | $12,908 | 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.
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