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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.

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2024 median spending / pupil$18,103Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+0.1%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+22.8%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change+0.8%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems259 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024328,724323,629
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$15,596$14,778

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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Northwest Public Schools

GRAND ISLAND, NE

Students
1,423
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,051

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Nebraska City Public Schools

NEBRASKA CITY, NE

Students
1,402
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,240

-13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Mc Cook Public Schools

MC COOK, NE

Students
1,386
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,841

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Alliance Public Schools

ALLIANCE, NE

Students
1,355
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,767

+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Springfield Platteview Community Schools

SPRINGFIELD, NE

Students
1,233
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,449

-4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.3% enrollment

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Aurora Public Schools

AURORA, NE

Students
1,227
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,187

-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Sidney Public Schools

SIDNEY, NE

Students
1,222
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,295

-2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Douglas Co West Community Schs

VALLEY, NE

Students
1,116
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,099

+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.1% enrollment

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Ashland-Greenwood Public Schs

ASHLAND, NE

Students
1,102
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,099

+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.3% enrollment

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Wahoo Public Schools

WAHOO, NE

Students
1,088
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,809

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.3% enrollment

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Adams Central Public Schools

HASTINGS, NE

Students
1,029
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,223

+1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment

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Holdrege Public Schools

HOLDREGE, NE

Students
1,013
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,515

+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Wayne Community Schools

WAYNE, NE

Students
1,009
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,472

-6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.0% enrollment

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Auburn Public Schools

AUBURN, NE

Students
980
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,204

-9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.6% enrollment

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Chadron Public Schools

CHADRON, NE

Students
971
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,651

-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.5% enrollment

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Cozad Community Schools

COZAD, NE

Students
967
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,306

-3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment

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Lakeview Community Schools

COLUMBUS, NE

Students
964
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,476

-9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.7% enrollment

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Fairbury Public Schools

FAIRBURY, NE

Students
908
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,997

0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Falls City Public Schools

FALLS CITY, NE

Students
902
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,061

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment

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Broken Bow Public Schools

BROKEN BOW, NE

Students
886
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,545

-14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.0% enrollment

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Fort Calhoun Community Schs

FORT CALHOUN, NE

Students
848
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,979

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.9% enrollment

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Gothenburg Public Schools

GOTHENBURG, NE

Students
829
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,503

+13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.1% enrollment

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O'neill Public Schools

O'NEILL, NE

Students
826
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,176

-3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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Ogallala Public Schools

OGALLALA, NE

Students
821
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,157

+10.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Milford Public Schools

MILFORD, NE

Students
803
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,902

+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.7% enrollment

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Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools

SYRACUSE, NE

Students
784
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,519

-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.7% enrollment

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Central City Public Schools

CENTRAL CITY, NE

Students
781
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,023

-6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.0% enrollment

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Minden Public Schools

MINDEN, NE

Students
781
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,223

+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Raymond Central Public Schools

RAYMOND, NE

Students
752
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,996

+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.8% enrollment

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Palmyra District O R 1

PALMYRA, NE

Students
738
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,831

-16.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +24.9% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.