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Ralston Public Schools

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Ralston Public Schools is located in east Nebraska. Ralston Public Schools has 7.21 square miles of land area and 0.04 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ralston Public Schools population is 21,622. Ralston Public Schools median household income is $45,564 in 2010-2014. Ralston Public Schools median house value is $132,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Ralston Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (211 out of 218, bottom 3%) Elementary/Middle School: (198 out of 243, bottom 19%)* Rank: #234
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	21,622 (2010-2014), rank #15
Population Growth	3.86% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,985.14/sq mi, rank #2
Median Household Income:	$45,564 at 2010-2014—8.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #179
Median House Price:	$132,500 at 2010-2014—0.30% increase since 2005-2009, rank #43
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	7.21 sq mi, rank #253
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.52%), rank #237
State:	Nebraska
County:	Douglas County
City:	Omaha, Ralston
Zip:	68127, 68117
Area:	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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Ralston Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

8545 Park Dr

Omaha NE, 68127, Douglas County

Phone: 402-331-4700

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,111	3,135	3,106	3,150	3,154	3,092	3,273
English Language Learner Students:	177	196	188	230	223	186	233
Total Teachers:	210.90	217.49	230.41	231.61	214.12	223.20	216.10
Prekindergarten:	8.50	7.50	NA	7.50	9.50	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	13.00	13.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	108.49	109.84	123.40	106.60	92.79	121.60	116.50
Secondary:	93.91	100.15	107.01	104.51	98.83	101.60	99.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	256.15	299.90	313.47	297.48	312.15	290.70	270.10
Instructional Aides:	80.50	98.38	112.18	109.19	121.09	113.60	99.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.00	13.00	12.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.40	4.97	4.40	4.40
Library/Media Support:	10.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	7.28	7.30	5.80
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	4.75	4.75	6.75	5.00	5.80
District Administrative Support:	11.53	14.88	14.88	15.88	18.00	10.00	26.00
School Administrators:	12.50	12.00	11.99	11.99	11.00	12.00	12.00
School Administrative Support:	16.00	27.00	25.00	25.00	14.00	16.00	NA
Student Support Services:	30.08	38.74	38.98	35.08	31.42	32.20	30.80
Other Support Services:	75.54	70.90	74.69	71.19	87.64	80.20	75.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.75	14.41	13.48	13.60	14.73	13.85	15.15

Schools

Blumfield Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	10310 Mockingbird Dr, Omaha NE 68127
Karen Western Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	6224 H St, Omaha NE 68117
Meadows Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	9225 Berry, Omaha NE 68127
Mockingbird Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5100 South 93rd St, Omaha NE 68127
Ralston High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8969 Park Dr, Omaha NE 68127
Ralston Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	8202 Lakeview, Omaha NE 68127
Seymour Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4900 South 79th St, Omaha NE 68127
Wildewood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	8071 Ralston Ave, Omaha NE 68127

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	74.67	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	82.23	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	89.92	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.15	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	93.03	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	90.54	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.68	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	90.54	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	97.29	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	39.18	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	41.31	44.65
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	83.10	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.78	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.69	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.24	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	91.70	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.05	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.14	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.16	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	89.59	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.05	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.62	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.72	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.89	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.26	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	42.23	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	95.41	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.44	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.76	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	95.31	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.69	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.13	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.40	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	96.73	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	92.98	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.95	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.55	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.43	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.10	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.55	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.74	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.26	115.06
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	87.78	98.68
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.19	103.91
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.29	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.17	104.30
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.62	110.38
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.64	115.94
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	126.03	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	91.02	97.89
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	83.95	99.25
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	94.48	102.15
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.40	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.87	106.08
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.66	108.89
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.44	115.20
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	88.09	99.80
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.45	102.54
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	41.98	44.19
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	46.37	44.89

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$36,809,000	$11,851		$38,089,000	$12,092		$37,075,000	$11,755
Federal:	$2,749,000	$885	7.5%	$4,375,000	$1,389	11.5%	$3,675,000	$1,165	9.9%
State:	$14,516,000	$4,674	39.4%	$14,465,000	$4,592	38.0%	$11,184,000	$3,546	30.2%
Local:	$19,544,000	$6,292	53.1%	$19,249,000	$6,111	50.5%	$22,216,000	$7,044	59.9%
Total Expenditures:	$37,245,000	$11,991		$37,726,000	$11,977		$35,283,000	$11,187
Total Current Expenditures:	$34,535,000	$11,119		$31,447,000	$9,983		$31,331,000	$9,934
Instructional Expenditures:	$23,619,000	$7,604	68.4%	$20,911,000	$6,638	66.5%	$20,856,000	$6,613	66.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,231,000	$718	6.5%	$2,202,000	$699	7.0%	$2,170,000	$688	6.9%
Administration:	$3,333,000	$1,073	9.7%	$3,164,000	$1,004	10.1%	$2,958,000	$938	9.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,352,000	$1,723	15.5%	$5,170,000	$1,641	16.4%	$5,347,000	$1,695	17.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,971,000	$635		$3,501,000	$1,111		$1,754,000	$556
Construction:	$1,152,000	$371		$87,000	$28		$924,000	$293
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$739,000	$238		$1,770,000	$562		$1,237,000	$392

Total Salary:	$21,231,000	$6,835		$18,446,000	$5,856		$19,427,000	$6,159
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$15,772,000	$5,078	74.3%	$13,230,000	$4,200	71.7%	$14,360,000	$4,553	73.9%
Other Salary:	$5,459,000	$1,758	25.7%	$5,216,000	$1,656	28.3%	$5,067,000	$1,607	26.1%
Total Benefit:	$7,020,000	$2,260		$6,938,000	$2,203		$6,421,000	$2,036
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,068,000	$1,632	72.2%	$5,056,000	$1,605	72.9%	$4,642,000	$1,472	72.3%
Other Benefit:	$1,952,000	$628	27.8%	$1,882,000	$597	27.1%	$1,779,000	$564	27.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	51.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	48.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	17.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,730.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,135.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,320.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,864.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,749.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,614.0

* Ralston Public Schools was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.