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Council Bluffs Community School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Council Bluffs, Carter Lake and Crescent.
Students
8,299
Schools
15
Spent per student
$15,997
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$66.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Council Bluffs Community School District
- School Grade D: better than 6% of Nebraska districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- Spends 17% more per student than the IA average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020
- Debt of $66.2M, about $7,980 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bellevue.
PK–616 schoolsBellevue Public Schools
7–84 middle schoolsOmaha Public Schools
9–123 high schoolsBellevue Public Schools
Test scores vs. IA
2020–21Math proficiency52%
State average 64.1%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 67.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 91.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,997 per student · 17% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 59%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,806’20
8,624’21
8,660’22
8,499’23
8,299’24
Down 5.8% since 2020.
Students
White 72%Hispanic 17%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
15 public schools.
College View Elementary
B−488 students16:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
C−455 students13:1
Longfellow Elementary School
D431 students14:1
Franklin Elementary School
C−421 students14:1
Hoover Elementary School
C+401 students14:1
Bloomer Elementary School
D396 students13:1
Rue Elementary School
C−385 students15:1
Edison Elementary School
D384 students14:1
Carter Lake Elementary School
D−301 students13:1
Lewis & Clark Elementary School
C271 students16:1
Gerald W Kirn Middle School
C−913 students16:1
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
C−855 students14:1
Abraham Lincoln High School
C−1,333 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson High School
D1,146 students17:1
Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center
119 students12:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.