DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a reasonably sized elementary school in DAVID CITY, Nebraska, part of DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, hosts 315 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Within DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 3 schools and 700 students, DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest is composed of 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Butler County indicate median household income runs about $79,268, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Butler County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,027 students), of which DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 58.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has increased 13%, going from 279 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 75% across the same window.

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