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Leigh High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
222 W 4 Th St
Leigh, NE 68643
Phone
(402) 487-2228
District
LEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
County
COLFAX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
99
Classroom Teachers
11

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.3% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Leigh High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
59%
75%
53%
94%
65%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
98%
62%
100%
62%
95%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
76%
44%
73%
45%
78%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 16 16.2%
Grade 8 20 20.2%
Grade 9 14 14.1%
Grade 10 17 17.2%
Grade 11 19 19.2%
Grade 12 13 13.1%
Total 99 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.9% 93.1% 66.1%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 7.0%
Hispanic 4.1% 5.8% 22.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.1% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 26.3% 26.1% 29.9%
Free lunch eligible 19.2% 21.0% 23.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.1% 5.1% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,142 1,967,923
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 10.3 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.1% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.3% 20.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.7% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.0% 23.6%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 445 776,379
Single Parent Households With Children 2.9% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.6% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.6% 33.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.9% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 25.4% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.1% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,250 $2,001,000 38.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $583 $161,000 3.1%
Staff $496 $137,000 2.6%
General Administration $844 $233,000 4.5%
School Administration $612 $169,000 3.3%
Operation $1,377 $380,000 7.3%
Transportation $551 $152,000 2.9%
Other $616 $170,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,080 $1,402,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,428 $1,774,000 34.3%
Total Expenditures $18,757 $5,177,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,459 $2,785,059,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $721 $237,273,000 4.3%
Staff $424 $139,692,000 2.5%
General Administration $332 $109,312,000 2.0%
School Administration $676 $222,462,000 4.0%
Operation $1,243 $409,321,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $118,861,000 2.2%
Other $861 $283,579,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,618 $1,520,500,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,661 $1,205,227,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $16,738 $5,510,786,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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