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What Nebraska School Districts Spend Per Student

The median Nebraska school district spends $16,840 per student per year, $2,297 above the national median of $14,543, across all 244 districts the state reports. The 243 of them a ZIP code can reach are listed below, and their 326,360 students account for $4.5 billion of current spending in fiscal year 2022.

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Nebraska at a Glance

Median district, per student$16,840
National median district$14,543
Districts listed243 of 244
Students listed326,360
Median district, math≈54%
Median district, reading≈52%

Every Nebraska District, by Enrollment

Spending is current spending divided by fall membership for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates are school year 2018-19, the last year before the pandemic interrupted state testing, so the money and the results are not from the same year. A figure marked ≈ is one the federal file published as a range rather than a value, so small groups of children stay unidentifiable; it is the middle of that range and within ten points of the real one. A dash means the federal files publish no value under that district's ID. 1 further Nebraska districts are missing because the federal boundary file places them in no ZIP code, which is normal for charter and virtual districts with no attendance area.

Nebraska school districts by enrollment, with spending per student for fiscal year 2022
DistrictStudentsPer studentMathReadingGraduation
Omaha Public Schools51,626$14,20230%33%77%
Lincoln Public Schools41,747$12,83156%56%82%
Millard Public Schools23,762$11,07565%66%93%
Papillion-La Vista Community Schools12,008$11,41256%60%95%
Elkhorn Public Schools11,094$11,00384%82%97%
Grand Island Public Schools9,829$13,37741%41%83%
Bellevue Public Schools9,485$13,27453%53%92%
Gretna Public Schools6,339$11,17274%68%98%
Westside Community Schools6,221$15,03459%60%89%
Kearney Public Schools6,177$11,00358%58%90%
Fremont Public Schools5,017$11,94142%35%86%
Norfolk Public Schools4,471$13,17251%53%90%
Columbus Public Schools4,094$12,22349%46%84%
Bennington Public Schools3,900$9,70473%74%≈92%
North Platte Public Schools3,834$12,69255%47%88%
South Sioux City Community Schools3,748$13,91950%45%92%
Hastings Public Schools3,686$12,97546%46%87%
Scottsbluff Public Schools3,416$13,20146%45%90%
Ralston Public Schools3,304$12,31841%42%87%
Lexington Public Schools3,190$13,92739%38%93%
Norris School District 1602,500$10,97057%70%≈98%
Blair Community Schools2,265$11,18160%60%≈98%
Waverly School District 1452,180$12,36858%52%≈92%
Crete Public Schools2,120$14,75351%47%≈92%
Beatrice Public Schools2,044$12,59652%50%≈87%
Gering Public Schools2,004$11,17151%45%≈92%
Schuyler Community Schools1,989$12,45444%36%≈77%
York Public Schools1,521$12,82464%55%≈92%
Seward Public Schools1,520$12,69474%71%≈98%
Plattsmouth Community Schools1,480$14,18049%46%≈87%
Nebraska City Public Schools1,449$12,74033%34%≈87%
Northwest Public Schools1,444$13,68663%56%≈98%
McCook Public Schools1,387$13,77761%61%≈98%
Alliance Public Schools1,358$13,68330%39%≈77%
Sidney Public Schools1,340$12,60156%55%≈98%
Aurora Public Schools1,230$15,60960%62%≈98%
Springfield Platteview Community Schools1,156$15,82869%65%≈98%
Wahoo Public Schools1,099$12,77769%57%≈98%
Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools1,062$11,83259%60%≈92%
Douglas County West Community Schools1,039$12,50762%60%≈98%
Auburn Public Schools1,038$12,45357%64%≈98%
Holdrege Public Schools1,021$15,06960%57%≈98%
Adams Central Public Schools1,000$15,16164%62%≈98%
Wayne Community Schools987$12,19658%57%≈92%
Chadron Public Schools981$14,26762%59%≈92%
Cozad Community Schools936$13,75043%42%≈98%
Fairbury Public Schools914$15,28652%33%≈92%
Lakeview Community Schools905$13,84158%47%≈92%
Broken Bow Public Schools896$12,89851%56%≈95%
Falls City Public Schools886$16,32253%56%≈95%
Ogallala Public Schools870$15,13349%47%≈95%
Minden Public Schools848$14,44953%52%≈85%
Gothenburg Public Schools841$14,75952%54%≈92%
Milford Public Schools820$12,73974%68%≈95%
O'Neill Public Schools807$16,77152%50%≈85%
Fort Calhoun Community Schools796$12,83472%72%≈95%
Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools795$13,20365%62%≈95%
Central City Public Schools782$15,95950%44%≈95%
Raymond Central Public Schools734$14,53453%55%≈95%
St. Paul Public Schools724$13,59750%54%≈95%
West Point Public Schools717$16,61150%52%≈95%
Arlington Public Schools710$13,69358%60%≈95%
Conestoga Public Schools698$15,21554%60%≈95%
Pierce Public Schools694$12,95171%61%≈95%
Louisville Public Schools681$13,21060%57%≈95%
David City Public Schools677$18,13366%58%≈95%
Palmyra District OR-1660$12,24462%63%≈95%
Valentine Community Schools645$17,56363%67%≈85%
Boone Central Schools641$16,38557%58%≈95%
Mitchell Public Schools633$13,47264%65%≈85%
Malcolm Public Schools626$13,54866%76%≈95%
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools624$13,21543%46%≈95%
Winnebago Public Schools621$25,13517%22%≈85%
Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schools617$31,462≈1%4%≈75%
Chase County Schools614$14,40457%46%≈95%
Fillmore Central Public Schools604$15,15260%57%≈85%
North Bend Central Public Schools599$15,85862%62%≈95%
Logan View Public Schools579$15,10765%59%≈95%
Ord Public Schools567$15,59661%55%≈95%
Gibbon Public Schools565$13,96545%41%≈95%
Gordon-Rushville Public Schools562$18,06947%42%≈95%
Wakefield Public Schools546$14,27160%57%≈90%
Madison Public Schools538$15,72329%34%≈95%
Tekamah-Herman Community Schools536$14,47447%48%≈95%
Yutan Public Schools531$13,31362%67%≈90%
Battle Creek Public Schools528$13,60065%55%≈95%
Hershey Public Schools526$14,66954%52%≈95%
Johnson County Central Public Schools507$16,86644%47%≈85%
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools502$13,78774%74%≈90%
Wood River Rural Schools502$18,29160%50%≈95%
Centura Public Schools495$15,78657%56%≈95%
Bridgeport Public Schools481$18,35858%59%≈95%
Centennial Public Schools473$20,07449%53%≈95%
Cedar Bluffs Public Schools470$15,047≈52%≈47%≈70%
Elkhorn Valley Schools454$14,885≈52%≈52%≈90%
Freeman Public Schools451$14,37057%64%≈95%
Ponca Public Schools451$15,29575%71%≈95%
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools449$17,96463%58%≈95%
Perkins County Schools444$16,435≈57%≈67%≈90%
Homer Community Schools441$14,92552%52%≈90%
Wisner-Pilger Public Schools438$18,94363%54%≈90%
Twin River Public Schools437$20,44964%53%≈95%
West Holt Public Schools437$18,04373%69%≈70%
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School431$19,39754%52%≈90%
Tri County Public Schools426$16,317≈52%≈52%≈90%
Thayer Central Community Schools425$16,93665%62%≈95%
Ainsworth Community Schools421$18,86048%48%≈90%
Pender Public Schools417$15,496≈87%≈77%≈90%
Superior Public Schools410$18,59340%43%≈90%
Oakland Craig Public Schools409$16,47761%57%≈95%
Sutton Public Schools407$15,83558%51%≈95%
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools401$17,668≈52%≈57%≈90%
Shelby-Rising City Public Schools401$16,58451%55%≈95%
Summerland Public Schools401$19,521———
Kimball Public Schools398$16,74639%43%≈95%
Ravenna Public Schools395$17,142≈62%≈52%≈95%
Hemingford Public Schools394$19,19345%52%≈90%
Morrill Public Schools393$18,41534%45%≈90%
Amherst Public Schools385$12,44769%58%≈90%
Southern School District 1384$16,18838%38%≈90%
Cross County Community Schools366$18,027≈62%≈57%≈90%
Neligh-Oakdale Schools364$16,511≈47%≈47%≈90%
Elm Creek Public Schools363$14,000≈47%≈42%≈90%
Heartland Community Schools361$15,579≈72%≈62%≈90%
Alma Public Schools357$17,003≈57%≈47%≈90%
Southern Valley Schools357$23,238≈67%≈52%≈95%
Loup City Public Schools356$16,596≈42%≈37%≈90%
Stanton Community Schools354$19,04256%51%≈90%
Johnson-Brock Public Schools352$13,881≈62%≈72%≈90%
Arapahoe Public Schools349$14,390≈52%≈47%≈90%
Sutherland Public Schools347$15,790≈52%≈57%≈90%
Bayard Public Schools345$19,319≈37%≈32%≈85%
Plainview Public Schools344$16,872≈57%≈57%≈90%
Crofton Community Schools338$18,402≈57%≈62%≈95%
Boyd County Schools336$17,158≈42%≈47%≈90%
Palmer Public Schools323$15,015≈72%≈67%≈90%
Central Valley Public Schools319$23,386≈57%≈47%≈90%
Axtell Community Schools313$17,256≈67%≈47%—
Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools313$15,799≈52%≈42%≈90%
Hitchcock County School System310$14,929≈57%≈57%≈90%
Burwell Public Schools309$16,495≈62%≈52%≈90%
Pleasanton Public Schools308$12,370≈47%≈47%≈90%
Blue Hill Public Schools307$18,879≈62%≈57%≈90%
Fullerton Public Schools307$17,143≈52%≈62%≈90%
Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer Public Schools305$24,787≈52%≈42%≈90%
Weeping Water Public Schools299$21,666≈47%≈47%≈90%
Humphrey Public Schools292$15,997≈57%≈57%≈90%
Southwest Public Schools291$19,588≈52%≈47%≈95%
Cambridge Public Schools286$17,983≈57%≈57%≈90%
East Butler Public Schools286$24,780≈62%≈52%≈90%
Mead Public Schools286$16,867≈52%≈57%—
Dundy County Stratton Public Schools285$23,109≈37%≈47%≈90%
Overton Public Schools283$16,138≈47%≈42%≈90%
Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools282$18,628≈57%≈52%—
Creighton Community Public Schools281$17,840≈57%≈52%≈90%
Pawnee City Public Schools281$17,726≈47%≈37%≈90%
Walthill Public Schools279$25,649≈17%≈12%≈90%
Randolph Public Schools276$16,080≈62%≈57%≈90%
Bloomfield Community Schools274$17,588≈67%≈67%≈90%
Franklin Public Schools274$18,168≈77%≈67%≈90%
Kenesaw Public Schools272$16,886≈47%≈57%≈90%
Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools271$19,720≈77%≈72%≈90%
Red Cloud Community Schools271$17,576≈42%≈42%—
Leigh Community Schools270$14,907≈52%≈72%—
Shelton Public Schools269$15,911≈37%≈52%≈90%
Maxwell Public Schools267$16,120≈32%≈42%≈90%
Loomis Public Schools266$15,523≈67%≈57%—
Anselmo-Merna Public Schools258$16,736≈62%≈47%≈90%
Santee Community Schools258$32,558≈3%≈3%≈30%
McCool Junction Public Schools251$17,677≈37%≈47%≈90%
Silver Lake Public Schools251$20,578≈42%≈42%—
Friend Public Schools250$16,784≈62%≈52%≈90%
Bertrand Public Schools248$18,141≈37%≈47%≈90%
Deshler Public Schools248$20,512≈52%≈47%≈90%
Riverside Public Schools248$20,802≈67%≈52%—
Giltner Public Schools245$17,331≈57%≈62%≈90%
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools243$20,519≈32%≈32%≈90%
Rock County Public Schools242$17,264≈42%≈47%—
Winside Public Schools241$16,925≈47%≈57%—
Diller-Odell Public Schools239$19,958≈72%≈72%≈90%
Wausa Public Schools239$16,301≈57%≈47%—
Clarkson Public Schools238$17,895≈47%≈62%—
Dorchester Public Schools237$16,814≈37%≈42%—
High Plains Community Schools236$22,818≈42%≈52%≈90%
Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools236$20,530≈47%≈52%≈90%
Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools235$19,226≈47%≈47%—
Osceola Public Schools234$20,774≈57%≈57%—
Garden County Schools231$20,922≈42%≈52%≈90%
Harvard Public Schools231$22,654≈37%≈42%≈90%
South Platte Public Schools228$18,070≈37%≈37%≈90%
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools221$19,787≈52%≈42%—
Sterling Public Schools219$16,014≈62%≈52%≈90%
Elwood Public Schools212$19,557≈57%≈42%≈90%
Medicine Valley Public Schools210$20,590≈52%≈52%≈90%
Meridian Public Schools209$21,196≈37%≈47%≈90%
Hay Springs Public Schools204$18,245≈72%≈67%—
Elgin Public Schools198$18,682≈57%≈67%—
Paxton Consolidated Schools195$21,487≈47%≈47%≈90%
Arnold Public Schools194$17,856≈72%≈67%—
Newman Grove Public Schools193$18,311≈77%≈82%—
Scribner-Snyder Community Schools193$21,409≈57%≈57%≈90%
Callaway Public Schools192$22,260≈52%≈52%≈90%
Wallace Public School District 65 R191$21,890≈62%≈62%—
Wynot Public Schools191$20,864≈52%≈47%—
Maywood Public Schools189$19,725≈57%≈62%—
Hampton Public Schools188$18,431≈72%≈67%—
Stapleton Public Schools188$17,590≈72%≈67%—
Creek Valley Schools187$21,877≈42%≈42%—
St. Edward Public Schools187$18,032≈32%≈42%≈90%
Stuart Public Schools187$19,027≈67%≈62%—
Niobrara Public Schools182$31,769≈27%≈42%—
Ansley Public Schools181$21,006≈47%≈47%—
Bruning-Davenport Unified School System178$25,573≈72%≈52%≈90%
Osmond Community Schools178$20,865≈72%≈67%≈90%
Crawford Public Schools177$22,209≈52%≈57%≈90%
Eustis-Farnam Public Schools176$21,688≈47%≈47%—
Mullen Public Schools175$22,417≈77%≈67%≈90%
Sargent Public Schools175$19,606≈47%≈52%—
Brady Public Schools174$21,040≈42%≈47%—
Lewiston Consolidated Schools171$22,047≈42%≈42%—
Exeter-Milligan Public Schools166$26,494≈47%≈47%—
Shickley Public Schools164$25,439≈67%≈52%—
Minatare Public Schools161$27,366≈32%≈32%—
Potter-Dix Public Schools161$23,814≈82%≈67%≈90%
Cody-Kilgore Public Schools159$22,006≈52%≈47%—
Hyannis Area Schools152$20,697≈57%≈67%—
Leyton Public Schools147$28,265≈62%≈57%—
Allen Consolidated Schools146$24,829≈52%≈42%≈90%
Banner County Public Schools145$28,186≈45%≈55%—
Hayes Center Public Schools141$21,915≈45%≈45%—
Verdigre Public Schools138$22,652———
Chambers Public Schools132$21,235≈57%≈67%—
Thedford Public Schools130$21,869≈45%≈45%—
Elba Public Schools128$22,734≈25%≈25%—
Arthur County Schools122$21,648≈57%≈52%—
Arcadia Public Schools121$25,157≈47%≈57%—
Wheeler Central Schools114$30,754≈45%≈45%—
Litchfield Public Schools112$25,982≈45%≈45%—
Sioux County Public Schools100$31,330≈65%≈55%—
Sandhills Public Schools90$31,178≈45%≈45%—
Keya Paha County Schools89$27,697≈35%≈35%—
Loup County Public Schools74$34,919≈75%≈75%—
McPherson County Schools57$35,158≈55%≈65%—

Sources

Spending and enrollment come from the NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates come from EDFacts for school year 2018-19. Districts are matched to ZIP codes through the NCES EDGE geographic relationship file. Nothing on this page is estimated or modelled: a figure is read from a federal source file or it is left blank.

Questions About Nebraska School Spending

How much does the average Nebraska school district spend per student?
The middle, or median, Nebraska district spent $16,840 per student in fiscal year 2022, $2,297 above the national median of $14,543. The median is the better summary here: a few very small districts spend several times what a large one does, and an average would follow them. That median covers all 244 districts the state reports. Across the 243 a ZIP code can reach, which are the ones listed on this page, 326,360 students account for $4.5 billion of current spending.
Which Nebraska districts spend the most and least per student?
McPherson County Schools reports the highest figure in the table at $35,158 per student for 57 students, and Bennington Public Schools the lowest at $9,704 for 3,900 students. Enrollment is the denominator, so a small district with one building and one bus route honestly produces a high figure; read the two columns together.
Why are some Nebraska districts missing from this table?
Nebraska has 244 districts with federal finance data and 243 of them appear here. The rest are placed in no ZIP code by the federal boundary file, which is normal for charter and virtual school districts that have no attendance area, so there is no ZIP code a reader could use to find them.
Does this money follow a child who is homeschooled?
No. The figure is what the district spends on a seat in its own schools, funded from local property tax, state formula aid and federal programs. Withdrawing a child removes the child from the count rather than sending the money home. TheHomeschoolingCompany is $1,788 for one student for a school year by comparison, less for each child after the first.

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