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Fairbury Jr-Sr 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1501 9 Th St
Fairbury, NE 68352
Phone
(402) 729-6116
District
FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
375
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.9% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Fairbury Jr-Sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
40%
56%
43%
57%
37%
55%
40%
56%
43%
57%
37%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
59%
61%
62%
48%
56%
55%
59%
61%
62%
48%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
44%
44%
46%
41%
42%
    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
11
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 66 17.6%
Grade 8 56 14.9%
Grade 9 63 16.8%
Grade 10 76 20.3%
Grade 11 57 15.2%
Grade 12 57 15.2%
Total 375 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.5% 85.6% 64.8%
Black 0.0% 0.9% 6.9%
Hispanic 10.9% 12.2% 23.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 3.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.1% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.0% 55.4% 31.3%
Free lunch eligible 36.8% 42.1% 25.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 15.2% 13.3% 6.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,420 1,978,379
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 14.3 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.7% 21.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.1% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 23.4%
65 OR OLDER 24.2% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,369 786,885
Single Parent Households With Children 4.5% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.7% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.2% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.3% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.9% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.6% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.7% 15.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 10.1% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,852 $8,946,000 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $652 $592,000 3.4%
Staff $406 $369,000 2.1%
General Administration $354 $321,000 1.8%
School Administration $722 $656,000 3.8%
Operation $1,252 $1,137,000 6.5%
Transportation $542 $492,000 2.8%
Other $735 $667,000 3.8%
Total Support $4,663 $4,234,000 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,670 $4,240,000 24.3%
Total Expenditures $19,185 $17,420,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,816 $2,901,830,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $756 $248,943,000 4.5%
Staff $420 $138,406,000 2.5%
General Administration $354 $116,476,000 2.1%
School Administration $709 $233,502,000 4.2%
Operation $1,287 $423,709,000 7.7%
Transportation $406 $133,637,000 2.4%
Other $810 $266,626,000 4.8%
Total Support $4,743 $1,561,299,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,263 $1,074,139,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $16,822 $5,537,268,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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