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Elm Creek Public Schools

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Elm Creek Public Schools is located close to the center of Nebraska. Elm Creek Public Schools has 118.47 square miles of land area and 1.44 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Elm Creek Public Schools population is 1,596. Elm Creek Public Schools median household income is $48,958 in 2006-2010. Elm Creek Public Schools median house value is $106,400 in 2006-2010. On average, Elm Creek Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (116 out of 237, top 49%) Elementary/Middle School: (74 out of 251, top 29%)* Rank: #101
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	1,596 (2010), rank #153
Population Growth	-1.12% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	13.31/sq mi, rank #96
Median Household Income:	$48,958 at 2006-2010—3.34% increase since 2005-2009, rank #77
Median House Price:	$106,400 at 2006-2010—5.03% increase since 2005-2009, rank #55
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	118.47 sq mi, rank #193
Water Area:	1.44 sq mi (1.20%), rank #90
State:	Nebraska
County:	Phelps County, Dawson County, Buffalo County
City:	Elm Creek, Holdrege, Funk, Kearney, Odessa, Amherst
Zip:	68836, 68949, 68940, 68845, 68861, 68812
Area:	Kearney, NE;Lexington, NE

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Elm Creek Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

230 Calkins

Elm Creek NE, 68836, Buffalo County

Phone: 308-856-4300

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	319	352	347
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	28.00	28.00	27.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	1.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	11.14	12.10	11.90
Secondary:	15.86	15.90	15.10
Ungraded:	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	27.51	30.70	27.70
Instructional Aides:	11.00	11.00	10.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.00	0.50	0.50
District Administrative Support:	1.00	0.00	2.00
School Administrators:	1.00	1.50	1.50
School Administrative Support:	1.00	2.00	NA
Student Support Services:	3.69	3.20	2.20
Other Support Services:	6.82	10.50	9.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.39	12.57	12.85

Schools

Elm Creek Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	230 Calkins, Elm Creek NE 68836
Elm Creek High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	230 Calkins, Elm Creek NE 68836

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	57.1%	53.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	68.4%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.9%	67.3%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93.1%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.2%	67.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	67.5%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.2%	71%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76.2%	67.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.2%	69.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	75.4%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	45%	66%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	67.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	70%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	62.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.1%	68.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55%	73.7%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	61.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.2%	69%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	73.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	60.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	70.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	71.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	89.7%
STARS Test
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.75%	81.54%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	92.42%	84.82%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	89.74%	85.87%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	100%	89.97%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	95.24%	90.3%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90.85%	85.74%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.12%	87.24%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94.87%	89.34%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96.43%	91.54%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.38%	68.4%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71.79%	83.32%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89.66%	87.69%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95.24%	88.7%
2004	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.3%	87.39%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.86%	89.52%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.18%	90%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	96.77%	91.04%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	100%	94.3%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.31%	93.98%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	100%	94.43%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.24%	92.04%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	93.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	94.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	88.78%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	92.21%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	67.53%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	99.65%	90.15%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	91.23%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	93.7%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.65%	95.5%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.45%	96.7%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	99.15%	88.27%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	99.58%	89.38%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	100%	91.48%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	100%	94.85%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.15%	69.52%
2002	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96.43%	72.51%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.82%	79.57%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	82.99%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.63%	81.81%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.91%	86.15%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	90.58%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	90.03%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	100%	88.11%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.21%	90.27%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.21%	91.74%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.27%	93.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.47%	87.97%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.76%	93.04%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	67.42%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	100%	89.07%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	96.55%	90.91%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.27%	91.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.87%	87.52%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	100%	91.95%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.29%	92%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.77%	89.25%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	93.96%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.14%	68.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.3%	89.03%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	100%	92.22%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	100%	91.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.61%	88.34%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.76%	91.61%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.16%	69.01%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.58%	83.89%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.84%	87.52%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	100%	90.03%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88%	91.87%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	100%	91.6%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.87%	87.48%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.81%	89.66%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	91.72%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96%	95.22%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.33%	70.38%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	96.43%	86.37%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88.46%	89.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	96.67%	90.7%
2003	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.63%	74.76%
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	96.77%	82.56%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	100%	84.94%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	93.55%	86.08%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	100%	90.15%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	96.3%	92.69%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	91.3%	94.57%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	93.33%	94.31%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,252,000	$12,080		$4,064,000	$11,712		$3,750,000	$10,776
Federal:	$231,000	$656	5.4%	$256,000	$738	6.3%	$249,000	$716	6.6%
State:	$1,582,000	$4,494	37.2%	$1,454,000	$4,190	35.8%	$1,346,000	$3,868	35.9%
Local:	$2,439,000	$6,929	57.4%	$2,354,000	$6,784	57.9%	$2,155,000	$6,193	57.5%
Total Expenditures:	$4,899,000	$13,918		$3,888,000	$11,205		$3,211,000	$9,227
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,637,000	$10,332		$3,361,000	$9,686		$3,115,000	$8,951
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,558,000	$7,267	70.3%	$2,326,000	$6,703	69.2%	$2,170,000	$6,236	69.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$120,000	$341	3.3%	$124,000	$357	3.7%	$105,000	$302	3.4%
Administration:	$449,000	$1,276	12.3%	$407,000	$1,173	12.1%	$343,000	$986	11.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$510,000	$1,449	14.0%	$504,000	$1,452	15.0%	$497,000	$1,428	16.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,104,000	$3,136		$464,000	$1,337		$70,000	$201
Construction:	$829,000	$2,355		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$147,000	$418		$21,000	$61		$26,000	$75

Total Salary:	$2,009,000	$5,707		$1,881,000	$5,421		$1,697,000	$4,876
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,520,000	$4,318	75.7%	$1,408,000	$4,058	74.9%	$1,272,000	$3,655	75.0%
Other Salary:	$489,000	$1,389	24.3%	$473,000	$1,363	25.1%	$425,000	$1,221	25.0%
Total Benefit:	$675,000	$1,918		$610,000	$1,758		$607,000	$1,744
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$552,000	$1,568	81.8%	$502,000	$1,447	82.3%	$501,000	$1,440	82.5%
Other Benefit:	$123,000	$349	18.2%	$108,000	$311	17.7%	$106,000	$305	17.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	21.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	33.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	19.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,548.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,341.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$41,261.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$41,480.0

* Elm Creek Public Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.