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Nebraska school systems.
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267school systems
1,070operating schools connected
328,649students in finance records
259complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
Nebraska school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 259 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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267 systems
Schools + finance trendsNE
Omaha Public Schools
OMAHA, NE
- Students
- 51,693
- Schools
- 112
- Spending / pupil
- $17,744
+15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment
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Lincoln Public Schools
LINCOLN, NE
- Students
- 41,654
- Schools
- 78
- Spending / pupil
- $14,781
+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment
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Millard Public Schools
OMAHA, NE
- Students
- 23,300
- Schools
- 36
- Spending / pupil
- $12,459
+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment
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Papillion La Vista Community Schools
PAPILLION, NE
- Students
- 12,039
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $12,796
+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment
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Elkhorn Public Schools
ELKHORN, NE
- Students
- 11,455
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $12,135
+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.2% enrollment
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Grand Island Public Schools
GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Students
- 10,070
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $14,130
+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment
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Bellevue Public Schools
BELLEVUE, NE
- Students
- 9,444
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $14,026
+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment
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Gretna Public Schools
GRETNA, NE
- Students
- 6,788
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $13,044
+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.6% enrollment
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Westside Community Schools
OMAHA, NE
- Students
- 6,319
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $16,071
-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.3% enrollment
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Kearney Public Schools
KEARNEY, NE
- Students
- 6,064
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $13,037
+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment
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Fremont Public Schools
FREMONT, NE
- Students
- 5,333
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $13,093
-6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.7% enrollment
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Norfolk Public Schools
NORFOLK, NE
- Students
- 4,541
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $13,936
+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.1% enrollment
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Bennington Public Schools
BENNINGTON, NE
- Students
- 4,285
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $11,942
+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +46.2% enrollment
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Columbus Public Schools
COLUMBUS, NE
- Students
- 4,145
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $13,742
+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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So Sioux City Community Schs
SO SIOUX CITY, NE
- Students
- 3,801
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $15,387
+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment
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North Platte Public Schools
NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Students
- 3,756
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $14,440
+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment
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Hastings Public Schools
HASTINGS, NE
- Students
- 3,740
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $13,763
-7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment
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Scottsbluff Public Schools
SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Students
- 3,445
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $14,843
+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment
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Ralston Public Schools
RALSTON, NE
- Students
- 3,409
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $13,840
+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment
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Lexington Public Schools
LEXINGTON, NE
- Students
- 3,229
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $14,619
-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment
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Norris School Dist 160
FIRTH, NE
- Students
- 2,409
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,514
-2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment
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Crete Public Schools
CRETE, NE
- Students
- 2,268
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $14,695
-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.2% enrollment
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Blair Community Schools
BLAIR, NE
- Students
- 2,212
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $12,534
-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment
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Waverly School District 145
WAVERLY, NE
- Students
- 2,134
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $14,157
+9.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment
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Beatrice Public Schools
BEATRICE, NE
- Students
- 2,119
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $13,380
-3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.5% enrollment
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Gering Public Schools
GERING, NE
- Students
- 2,020
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $12,443
-5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment
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Schuyler Community Schools
SCHUYLER, NE
- Students
- 1,965
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $13,942
+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment
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York Public Schools
YORK, NE
- Students
- 1,581
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $13,247
-14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.5% enrollment
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Seward Public Schools
SEWARD, NE
- Students
- 1,471
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,245
-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Plattsmouth Community Schools
PLATTSMOUTH, NE
- Students
- 1,459
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $15,040
+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.6% enrollment
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