Enrollment
307
High
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310000200192
DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL
750 D ST, DAVID CITY, NE 68632 · (402) 367-3187 · Butler County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Nebraska public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
118 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 18% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
69.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL this school | 307 | 38.4% | 62.4% |
| MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL MITCHELL | 261 | 36.8% | 73.7% |
| BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 234 | 37.6% | N/A |
| OGALLALA HIGH SCHOOL OGALLALA | 237 | 36.7% | N/A |
| YORK HIGH SCHOOL YORK | 498 | 36.5% | N/A |
| MAXWELL HIGH SCHOOL MAXWELL | 145 | 40.0% | 57.7% |
Matched among Nebraska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #55 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #36 of 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #43 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #75 of 274 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #26 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #63 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #60 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #14 of 47 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
307
+49 (+19%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 307 | 26.7 | 11.5:1 | 38% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 26.6 | 11.9:1 | 46% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 26.5 | 11.6:1 | 46% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 26 | 9.9:1 | 49% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 26.3 | 10.3:1 | 46% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 40% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 44% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 21% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (272 to 307); teachers up 2% (26.3 to 26.7).
About DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL
DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school with its address in DAVID CITY, Nebraska. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 307 students in grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Nebraska is about 391 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (3 schools, 700 students) runs DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 26.7 full-time equivalents, or about 11.5 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Nebraska have 10.6:1, compared with 11.5:1 here. About 38% of students, or 118, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.4%, compared with a predicted 62.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nebraska schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Butler County, the median household income is $79,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Butler County is home to 6 public schools and about 1,027 public school students.
The closest public school, DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles from DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is 1st among 5 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL's enrollment grew 19%, to 307. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,424
Census ACS
Median income
$79,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
- BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 78 students
Nearby schools
- DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 315
- HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARD8.1 mi · 151
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD8.1 mi · 124
- BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.6 mi · 78
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DWIGHT12.9 mi · 52
- SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL13.4 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL?
DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL serve?
DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL are roughly 83% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL in?
DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL is part of DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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