School systems & governing boards · NE

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

Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record

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

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Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools

HOWELLS, NE

Students: 297
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $18,337

-12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.8% enrollment

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Bancroft-Rosalie Comm Schools

BANCROFT, NE

Students: 294
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,527

+12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Sutherland Public Schools

SUTHERLAND, NE

Students: 294
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,524

+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.0% enrollment

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Burwell Public Schools

BURWELL, NE

Students: 292
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,524

-6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Hitchcock Co Sch System

TRENTON, NE

Students: 290
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,652

+13.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Leigh Community Schools

LEIGH, NE

Students: 289
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $16,612

-9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +27.9% enrollment

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Mead Public Schools

MEAD, NE

Students: 289
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,637

-11.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.2% enrollment

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Cambridge Public Schools

CAMBRIDGE, NE

Students: 287
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $19,167

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.0% enrollment

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Red Cloud Community Schools

RED CLOUD, NE

Students: 286
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,878

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.9% enrollment

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Shelton Public Schools

SHELTON, NE

Students: 281
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $16,840

-8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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Overton Public Schools

OVERTON, NE

Students: 280
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,354

-1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Loomis Public Schools

LOOMIS, NE

Students: 277
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $16,289

-16.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.9% enrollment

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Kenesaw Public Schools

KENESAW, NE

Students: 276
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,116

+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Bloomfield Community Schools

BLOOMFIELD, NE

Students: 275
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,429

+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.0% enrollment

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Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs

BENKELMAN, NE

Students: 273
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $24,766

+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.2% enrollment

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Pawnee City Public Schools

PAWNEE CITY, NE

Students: 266
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,974

+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment

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Randolph Public Schools

RANDOLPH, NE

Students: 252
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,103

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Riverside Public Schools

SPALDING, NE

Students: 251
Schools: 4
Spending / pupil: $23,060

-6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.6% enrollment

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Diller-Odell Public Schools

ODELL, NE

Students: 250
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $21,700

-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Maxwell Public Schools

MAXWELL, NE

Students: 250
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,144

+8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.2% enrollment

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Winside Public Schools

WINSIDE, NE

Students: 249
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,594

-9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +25.8% enrollment

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Anselmo-Merna Public Schools

MERNA, NE

Students: 246
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,333

+21.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.8% enrollment

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Dorchester Public School

DORCHESTER, NE

Students: 245
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,518

-9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.4% enrollment

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Giltner Public Schools

GILTNER, NE

Students: 244
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,090

-6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.7% enrollment

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Osceola Public Schools

OSCEOLA, NE

Students: 243
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $21,247

-10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.0% enrollment

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Friend Public Schools

FRIEND, NE

Students: 242
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,326

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools

WILCOX, NE

Students: 242
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $21,558

-6.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment

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Bertrand Public Schools

BERTRAND, NE

Students: 241
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $21,112

+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Mc Cool Junction Public Schs

MCCOOL JUNCTION, NE

Students: 240
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,175

+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.9% enrollment

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Deshler Public Schools

DESHLER, NE

Students: 238
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $22,912

-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% 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.