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Arapahoe, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Arapahoe Public Schools #156 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,390 per pupil, Arapahoe Public Schools ranks #181 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Arapahoe Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 335 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Furnas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,390 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 78.7% local, 13.1% state, and 8.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #156 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 557.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.3% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Arapahoe Elementary School, enrolling 181 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Arapahoe Elementary School accounts for 54.0% of all Arapahoe Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arapahoe Public Schools a distant remainder — means Arapahoe Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Arapahoe Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 558:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Arapahoe Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Arapahoe Public Schools is typically wider than the Arapahoe Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Arapahoe Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 335 students.
How much does Arapahoe Public Schools spend per student?
Arapahoe Public Schools spends $14,390 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #156 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Arapahoe Public Schools?
Arapahoe Public Schools students are 89.3% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arapahoe Public Schools?
Arapahoe Public Schools has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #156 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.