11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in David City Public Schools, NE (608 out of 5.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in David City Public Schools, NE is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.