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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

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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Garden County Schools

OSHKOSH, NE

Students: 232
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $23,466

+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Newman Grove Public Schools

NEWMAN GROVE, NE

Students: 231
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $17,221

-19.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +32.8% enrollment

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South Platte Public Schools

BIG SPRINGS, NE

Students: 230
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $22,104

-10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.7% enrollment

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Isanti Community School

NIOBRARA, NE

Students: 229
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $42,603

+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +26.5% enrollment

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Rock County Public Schools

BASSETT, NE

Students: 226
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $22,960

+15.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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Clarkson Public Schools

CLARKSON, NE

Students: 225
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,627

-8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.6% enrollment

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Sterling Public Schools

STERLING, NE

Students: 224
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $16,938

-6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.7% enrollment

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Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools

EMERSON, NE

Students: 223
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $22,063

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment

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Wausa Public Schools

WAUSA, NE

Students: 223
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,103

+11.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.8% enrollment

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Meridian Public Schools

DAYKIN, NE

Students: 222
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,995

+14.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment

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Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs

WAUNETA, NE

Students: 221
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $20,710

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment

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Niobrara Public Schools

NIOBRARA, NE

Students: 220
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $25,018

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Silver Lake Public Schools

ROSELAND, NE

Students: 216
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $26,796

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.6% enrollment

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High Plains Community Schools

POLK, NE

Students: 212
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $26,712

+10.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.5% enrollment

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Harvard Public Schools

HARVARD, NE

Students: 208
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $24,447

+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -29.0% enrollment

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Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schs

SUMNER, NE

Students: 208
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $22,663

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.5% enrollment

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Hay Springs Public Schools

HAY SPRINGS, NE

Students: 206
Schools: 4
Spending / pupil: $18,854

-5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.5% enrollment

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Medicine Valley Public Schools

CURTIS, NE

Students: 206
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $22,243

+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.0% enrollment

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Paxton Consolidated Schools

PAXTON, NE

Students: 201
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $21,900

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Stuart Public Schools

STUART, NE

Students: 201
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $18,607

-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Elgin Public Schools

ELGIN, NE

Students: 200
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,645

-15.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.3% enrollment

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Ansley Public Schools

ANSLEY, NE

Students: 197
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,051

-15.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.1% enrollment

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Arnold Public Schools

ARNOLD, NE

Students: 196
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,128

-12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.0% enrollment

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Maywood Public Schools

MAYWOOD, NE

Students: 194
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $21,784

-15.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.9% enrollment

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Lewiston Consolidated Schools

LEWISTON, NE

Students: 193
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $20,736

-13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Hampton Public School

HAMPTON, NE

Students: 188
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,968

-16.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.2% enrollment

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Creek Valley Schools

CHAPPELL, NE

Students: 185
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $26,762

+14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.1% enrollment

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Wynot Public Schools

WYNOT, NE

Students: 185
Schools: 3
Spending / pupil: $20,595

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Elwood Public Schools

ELWOOD, NE

Students: 184
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $22,962

+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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St Edward Public Schools

ST EDWARD, NE

Students: 183
Schools: 2
Spending / pupil: $19,393

-12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% 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.