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Blair Community Schools

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Blair Community Schools is located in east Nebraska. Blair Community Schools has 150.72 square miles of land area and 1.40 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Blair Community Schools population is 13,173. Blair Community Schools median household income is $64,009 in 2010-2014. Blair Community Schools median house value is $172,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Blair Community Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (33 out of 218, top 15%) Elementary/Middle School: (73 out of 243, top 30%)* Rank: #56
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	13,173 (2010-2014), rank #20
Population Growth	0.57% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	86.60/sq mi, rank #21
Median Household Income:	$64,009 at 2010-2014—5.73% increase since 2005-2009, rank #26
Median House Price:	$172,300 at 2010-2014—4.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #16
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	150.72 sq mi, rank #170
Water Area:	1.40 sq mi (0.92%), rank #96
State:	Nebraska
County:	Washington County
City:	Omaha, Bennington, Kennard, Blair, Arlington, Herman, Fort Calhoun
Zip:	68142, 68007, 68034, 68008, 68002, 68029, 68023, 68122
Area:	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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Blair Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

140 South 16th

Blair NE, 68008, Washington County

Phone: 402-426-2610

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,311	2,325	2,326	2,326	2,348	2,360	2,416
English Language Learner Students:	26	34	41	38	45	48	45
Total Teachers:	152.58	153.98	157.28	157.00	158.35	154.80	150.30
Prekindergarten:	3.40	2.40	NA	2.40	2.40	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	9.00	9.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	103.73	105.50	110.80	98.84	100.79	109.20	104.70
Secondary:	45.45	46.08	46.48	46.76	46.16	45.60	45.60
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	184.60	171.05	181.03	178.62	180.12	170.40	155.90
Instructional Aides:	40.00	35.93	32.43	30.00	31.00	34.00	32.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	3.00	3.60	4.50	4.00	4.60	3.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.20	5.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.80	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	4.00	6.00	6.08	6.08	5.30	5.30
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrators:	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	15.00	12.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	NA
Student Support Services:	8.60	8.60	7.90	7.80	6.80	6.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	88.00	78.52	89.10	88.24	90.24	80.50	82.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.15	15.10	14.79	14.82	14.83	15.25	16.07

Schools

Blair Arbor Park Intermediate School	Grade 4 to Grade 5	1717 Adams St, Blair NE 68008
Blair High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	440 North 10th St, Blair NE 68008
Blair North Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	1326 Park St, Blair NE 68008
Blair South Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	1616 Butler St, Blair NE 68008
Blair West Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	2232 Washington, Blair NE 68008
Deerfield Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	1100 Deerfield Blv, Blair NE 68008
Gerald Otte Blair Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	555 Jackson St, Blair NE 68008

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.86	94.61
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.09	95.59
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	131.76	100.24
2010	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	102.73	100.61
2011	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.62	101.96
2012	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.98	101.98
2013	Reading	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	126.63	105.71
2012	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.84	98.81
2013	Science	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.07	102.88
2012	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	45.62	44.32
2013	Writing	11th Grade	Average Scaled Score	51.29	44.65
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	99.19	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.03	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.90	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.93	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.87	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.96	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.54	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	98.52	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	100.60	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.13	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	114.90	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.21	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.52	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.32	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	45.51	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.91	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.06	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.94	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.94	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.37	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.46	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	125.19	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.57	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	112.53	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.90	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.98	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	104.21	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.97	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.38	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.36	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.65	115.06
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.20	98.68
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.14	103.91
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	124.02	105.64
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	116.22	104.30
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.40	110.38
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	132.15	115.94
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Average Scaled Score	141.51	121.73
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	103.16	97.89
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	109.78	99.25
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	126.97	102.15
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.23	102.43
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.36	106.08
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.40	108.89
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	128.44	115.20
2012	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	111.96	99.80
2013	Science	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	121.37	102.54
2012	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	42.34	44.19
2013	Writing	8th Grade	Average Scaled Score	44.21	44.89

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$24,828,000	$10,674		$25,103,000	$10,792		$28,828,000	$12,278
Federal:	$1,008,000	$433	4.1%	$2,260,000	$972	9.0%	$1,937,000	$825	6.7%
State:	$5,745,000	$2,470	23.1%	$5,514,000	$2,371	22.0%	$7,628,000	$3,249	26.5%
Local:	$18,075,000	$7,771	72.8%	$17,329,000	$7,450	69.0%	$19,263,000	$8,204	66.8%
Total Expenditures:	$24,612,000	$10,581		$34,416,000	$14,796		$25,193,000	$10,730
Total Current Expenditures:	$22,886,000	$9,839		$33,004,000	$14,189		$21,845,000	$9,304
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,018,000	$6,457	65.6%	$14,331,000	$6,161	43.4%	$13,550,000	$5,771	62.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,546,000	$665	6.8%	$1,658,000	$713	5.0%	$1,886,000	$803	8.6%
Administration:	$2,165,000	$931	9.5%	$2,261,000	$972	6.9%	$2,255,000	$960	10.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,157,000	$1,787	18.2%	$14,754,000	$6,343	44.7%	$4,154,000	$1,769	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$658,000	$283		$326,000	$140		$1,845,000	$786
Construction:	$249,000	$107		$155,000	$67		$1,015,000	$432
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$553,000	$238		$650,000	$279		$966,000	$411

Total Salary:	$14,382,000	$6,183		$13,147,000	$5,652		$13,317,000	$5,672
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$10,544,000	$4,533	73.3%	$9,116,000	$3,919	69.3%	$9,176,000	$3,908	68.9%
Other Salary:	$3,838,000	$1,650	26.7%	$4,031,000	$1,733	30.7%	$4,141,000	$1,764	31.1%
Total Benefit:	$4,339,000	$1,865		$4,270,000	$1,836		$4,076,000	$1,736
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,110,000	$1,337	71.7%	$2,953,000	$1,270	69.2%	$2,759,000	$1,175	67.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,229,000	$528	28.3%	$1,317,000	$566	30.8%	$1,317,000	$561	32.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	39.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	25.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	18.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	13.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,196.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,510.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,200.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,879.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,194.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,724.0

* Blair Community Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.