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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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Amherst Public Schools

AMHERST, NE

Students
380
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,250

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Cross County Community Schools

STROMSBURG, NE

Students
380
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,287

-6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.1% enrollment

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Hartington Newcastle Public Schools

HARTINGTON, NE

Students
377
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,029

-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment

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Southern School District 1

WYMORE, NE

Students
374
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,968

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment

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Crofton Community Schools

CROFTON, NE

Students
366
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,197

-15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.6% enrollment

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Plainview Public Schools

PLAINVIEW, NE

Students
365
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,912

-10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.8% enrollment

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Johnson-Brock Public Schools

JOHNSON, NE

Students
359
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,109

+51.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Elm Creek Public Schools

ELM CREEK, NE

Students
357
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,557

-3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Loup City Public Schools

LOUP CITY, NE

Students
340
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,662

-4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment

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Central Valley Public Schools

GREELEY, NE

Students
339
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$25,720

-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.9% enrollment

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Heartland Community Schools

HENDERSON, NE

Students
339
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,018

-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.3% enrollment

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Bayard Public Schools

BAYARD, NE

Students
335
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,991

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.8% enrollment

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Neligh-Oakdale Schools

NELIGH, NE

Students
333
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,366

-10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment

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Axtell Community Schools

AXTELL, NE

Students
328
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,149

-3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.7% enrollment

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Pleasanton Public Schools

PLEASANTON, NE

Students
323
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,616

+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.6% enrollment

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Boyd County Schools

SPENCER, NE

Students
322
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$20,040

-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.1% enrollment

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Arapahoe Public Schools

ARAPAHOE, NE

Students
321
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,474

+14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Walthill Public Schools

WALTHILL, NE

Students
321
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$25,000

-7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment

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Humphrey Public Schools

HUMPHREY, NE

Students
319
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,824

-7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.2% enrollment

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Palmer Public Schools

PALMER, NE

Students
318
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,717

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment

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Southwest Public Schools

BARTLEY, NE

Students
315
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$20,883

-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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Creighton Community Public Schools

CREIGHTON, NE

Students
311
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,457

-14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.7% enrollment

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East Butler Public Schools

BRAINARD, NE

Students
310
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$25,742

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment

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Morrill Public Schools

MORRILL, NE

Students
310
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,010

+35.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.8% enrollment

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Weeping Water Public Schools

WEEPING WATER, NE

Students
306
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$21,121

+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Blue Hill Community Schools

BLUE HILL, NE

Students
305
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,554

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment

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Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs

LYONS, NE

Students
305
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,931

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.4% enrollment

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Fullerton Public Schools

FULLERTON, NE

Students
299
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$19,077

-3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Franklin Public Schools

FRANKLIN, NE

Students
298
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,624

-20.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.0% enrollment

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Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer

HUMBOLDT, NE

Students
298
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$27,164

+14.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.2% 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.