High Schools in David City Public Schools

Summary:

David City Public Schools operates a single high school, David City Secondary School, which serves students in grades 9-12 in the city of David City, Nebraska. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking as high as 65th out of 168 Nebraska high schools in 2023-2024 but dropping to 116th out of 215 in 2022-2023.

David City Secondary School's academic outcomes are mixed, with some subject areas showing proficiency rates above the state average while others fall below. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2024-2025 is 87.9%, which is a positive metric, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% for the same year is relatively high. The school serves a student population of 316, with 46.2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged population.

Despite the school's socioeconomic challenges, it benefits from a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $23,420 for the 2023-2024 school year. These resources suggest that David City Public Schools is investing in the education of its students, though further analysis would be needed to understand how these funds are being utilized and their impact on student outcomes.

District Detail

750 D St
David City, NE 68632-1724

(402) 367-4590

SchoolDigger Rank:
99^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 700

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)	ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
David City Secondary School	Public	7-12	750 D St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 367-3187	307	27	11.5	38.4%	255 (83.1%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	49.5	83^rd of 146 public high schools	43.2%		65.4	65^th of 168 public high schools	61.3%	18	60.0	53.5	48.8	51.2	$23,420	$863	$18,642

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Butler Public Schools	8.08 mi	3
Schuyler Community Schools	13.28 mi	6
Columbus Public Schools	15.75 mi	9	114^th
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools	16.11 mi	3	72^nd
Educational Service Unit 07	18.56 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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