GENERAL STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Nebraska - 1960 to 2015
	Fall Membership (Enrollment)					Pupil/	Total Current	Average
School	All	Pre Kin-	Grades	Grades	Number of	Teacher	Expense³	Current Expense
Year	Grades¹	dergarten	K-6	7-12	Teachers²	Ratio	($1,000s)	Per Student³
1960-1961	296,210	NA	180,038	116,172	13,316	22.2	$90,317	$305
1961-1962	306,089	NA	183,594	122,495	13,554	22.6	97,740	319
1962-1963	308,012	NA	181,671	126,341	13,580	22.7	105,530	343
1963-1964	316,050	NA	183,186	132,864	14,281	22.1	113,473	359
1964-1965	322,910	NA	185,214	137,696	14,650	22.0	124,245	385
1965-1966	322,491	NA	184,408	138,083	14,938	21.6	132,585	411
1966-1967	325,420	NA	183,253	140,224	15,107	21.5	144,995	446
1967-1968	329,478	NA	184,322	142,816	15,329	21.5	163,306	496
1968-1969	330,391	NA	193,023	137,368	17,069	19.4	159,383	482
1969-1970	332,072	NA	192,078	139,994	17,515	19.0	213,779	644
1970-1971	332,898	NA	190,128	142,770	17,256	19.3	237,230	713
1971-1972	333,261	754	175,634	153,365	18,434	18.1	258,026	776
1972-1973	374,789	870	194,642	173,459	18,046	20.8	278,435	843
1973-1974	324,527	366	162,768	157,076	18,256	17.8	296,470	914
1974-1975	319,615	1,017	158,578	156,518	18,442	17.3	357,241	1,118
1975-1976	316,581	1,096	158,183	157,302	18,718	16.9	336,836	1,064
1976-1977	312,048	1,139	155,122	155,787	17,976	17.4	423,812	1,358
1977-1978	306,206	1,110	152,834	152,262	18,065	17.0	435,000	1,421
1978-1979	297,796	1,106	150,347	146,343	18,169	16.4	521,379	1,751
1979-1980	287,570	426	147,149	139,995	17,590	16.3	539,999	1,878
1980-1981	280,921	934	147,312	132,675	17,110	16.4	582,054	2,072
1981-1982	273,776	966	144,857	127,953	16,776	16.3	643,160	2,349
1982-1983	269,380	1,062	143,363	124,955	16,626	16.2	690,393	2,563
1983-1984	267,534	1,278	141,860	124,396	16,656	16.1	738,252	2,759
1984-1985	266,166	1,262	141,321	123,583	17,609	15.1	788,360	2,962
1985-1986	266,298	1,286	142,973	122,039	17,670	15.1	884,326	3,321
1986-1987	267,139	1,487	145,483	120,169	17,747	15.1	936,038	3,504
1987-1988	268,100	1,478	147,689	118,933	17,713	15.1	905,755	3,378
1988-1989	269,382	1,509	150,835	117,038	17,997	15.0	970,153	3,601
1989-1990	270,389	1,722	152,848	115,819	18,368	14.7	1,077,938	3,987
1990-1991	273,530	1,848	155,024	116,658	18,718	14.6	1,297,643	4,735
1991-1992	278,972	2,539	156,406	120,027	18,949	14.7	1,381,290	4,941
1992-1993	281,879	2,832	155,287	123,760	19,248	14.6	1,291,641	4,582
1993-1994	284,459	3,255	153,977	127,227	19,465	14.6	1,359,145	4,778
1994-1995	280,933	NA	159,885	121,048	19,600	14.3	1,435,567	5,110
1995-1996	288,692	3,533	153,195	131,964	19,869	14.5	1,482,962	5,137
1996-1997	290,890	3,750	152,691	134,449	20,015	14.5	1,525,669	5,245
1997-1998	292,681	4,514	151,229	136,938	20,141	14.5	1,565,358	5,348
1998-1999 ³	291,140	4,595	150,067	136,478	20,184	14.4	1,637,290	5,624
1999-2000	288,231	4,643	148,103	135,485	20,445	14.1	1,723,947	5,981
2000-2001	284,924	4,417	147,010	133,497	20,699	13.8	1,822,016	6,395
2001-2002	285,077	5,064	146,035	133,978	20,809	13.7	1,932,976	6,781
2002-2003	283,930	5,491	145,088	133,351	20,840	13.6	2,013,948	7,093
2003-2004	284,170	5,323	144,424	134,463	20,783	13.7	2,081,319	7,324
2004-2005	284,559	5,657	144,510	135,137	20,819	13.7	2,128,106	7,479
2005-2006	285,548	6,167	145,028	134,353	21,034	13.6	2,255,813	7,900
2006-2007	287,135	6,933	146,219	133,983	21,492	13.4	2,401,695	8,364
2007-2008	290,762	10,081	147,835	132,670	21,687	13.4	2,537,163	8,726
2008-2009	292,021	11,031	150,083	131,336	21,834	13.4	2,699,807	9,245
2009-2010	294,926	11,949	153,410	129,759	22,054	13.4	2,597,146	8,806
2010-2011	298,173	12,724	155,770	129,679	24,634	12.1	2,572,730	8,628
2011-2012	300,821	12,915	158,147	129,759	24,132	12.5	2,862,117	9,514
2012-2013	303,242	13,831	158,270	131,141	24,254	12.5	2,956,129	9,748
2013-2014	307,398	14,457	160,347	132,594	22,302	13.8	3,085,524	10,038
2014-2015	312,281	15,253	162,337	134,691	22,702	13.8	3,203,588	10,259
¹ After 1980-81, Special Education students are counted with grade based on age; so totals greater than sum of sub-categories in earlier years.
² After 1973-74, equals total "full time equivalency" of certified teachers and head teachers in all local public and state-operated schools.
³1990-92 expense numbers and 1998-99 enrollment numbers from U.S. Department of Education, Digest of Education Statistics, annual.
NA - not available; not applicable.
Sources: Nebraska Department of Education, Statistics and Facts About Nebraska Schools 2014-15, annual; Annual Financial Report,
Statewide Totals, 2014/15, 2015
Last Updated:	01/12/16
by Nebraska Databook
Email:	michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov