Socio-Economic Trends

This graph represents the trend by percentage of population in Nebraska, Lincoln

Public Schools, and Lincoln Southeast High School for students who qualify for free
and reduced lunch from 2010-2013. The information was taken from the Nebraska
Department of Education, 2012-2013.

50
45
40
35
30

2010-2011

25

2011-2012

20

2012-2013

15
10
5
0
State

District

School

Combined, LSE has 33.5% of the student body receiving free or reduced lunch for
the 2013-2014 school year, making that the highest percentage of students receiving
financial assistance at LSE. This marks an increase from 30.54% in 2012-2013

LSEs numbers mirror the rising trend that is occurring throughout the state. The
percent of students receiving free or reduced lunch in Nebraska was at 44.2% for the
2013-14 school year.

The Lincoln Public Schools trend in students qualifying for free and reduced lunch
reflects less variation over time with a current average of approximately 43%.