Regular local school district · Otoe County
Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools, NE: schools, enrollment and spending
Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools runs 3 public schools with 791 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Nebraska figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 791
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59
- Students per teacher
- 13.4
- NE: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 550 7th St, Syracuse, NE 68446
- Phone
- (402)269-2383
- County
- Otoe County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3177550
- State district ID
- NE-660027000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 110
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 264 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.4
Nebraska14.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (771), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $11.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $772,000
- State revenue
- $1.7 million
- Local revenue
- $9.0 million
- Total spending
- $10.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,686
- Salaries
- $6.4 million60.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 6.7%
- State: 14.8%
- Local: 78.4%
Nebraska overall
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 31.4%
- Local: 59.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,686
Nebraska$16,481
United States$16,826
Schools in Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Elementary School at Syracuse | Elementary | PK to 3 | 277 | 15.4 |
| High School at Syracuse | High | 9 to 12 | 228 | 12.0 |
| Middle School at Syracuse | Middle | 4 to 8 | 286 | 13.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Otoe County
- Nebraska City Public Schools 1,413 students
- Palmyra District O R 1 724 students
More in Nebraska
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.