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Little River Unified School District 444

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Union Township, Little River, Hayes Township, Castle Township, South Sharps Creek Township, East Washington Township, Odessa Township, Galt Township, Mitchell Township, Windom and Rockville Township, and parts of Little Valley Township, Victoria Township, Langley Township, Wilson Township and Trivoli Township.

Students

291

Schools

Spent per student

$18,187

KS $14,966

Students per teacher

10:1

Free or reduced lunch

31%

Debt

$17.6M

fiscal 2024

The gist

What stands out about Little River Unified School District 444

School Grade A−: better than 75% of Nebraska districts
Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
Spends 22% more per student than the KS average
10 students per teacher
Debt of $17.6M, about $60,426 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Naponee.

PK–5Franklin Elementary SchoolFranklin Public Schools

6–8Franklin Middle SchoolFranklin Public Schools

9–12Franklin High SchoolFranklin Public Schools

Test scores vs. KS

2020–21

Math proficiency37%

State average 27.9%

Reading / language arts37%

State average 35.5%

Graduation rate 90% at Franklin Public Schools, which runs the high school (state 86%) · class of 2020.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$18,187 per student · 22% above KS

Spending

Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 50%Federal 4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

279’20

291’21

284’22

283’23

291’24

Up 4.3% since 2020.

Students

White 89%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools.

Windom Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Windom

169 students12:1

Little River Junior High

Middle · Grades 7–8 · Little River

33 students9:1

Little River High

High · Grades 9–12 · Little River

89 students9:1

Towns served

Union Township 570Little River 402Hayes Township 238Castle Township 192South Sharps Creek Township 185East Washington Township 176Odessa Township 137Galt Township 96 Mitchell Township 67 Windom 52 Rockville Township 30

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Smoky Valley Unified School District 400Empire Township, Harper Township, Marquette Township

$10,808per student

Central Plains Unified School District 112Eureka Township, Thomas Township

$8,148per student

Ellsworth Unified School District 327Empire Township, Geneseo

$14,687per student

Lyons Unified School District 405Atlanta Township, Harrison Township

$23,274per student

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.