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Battle Creek, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Battle Creek Public Schools #179 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,600 per pupil, Battle Creek Public Schools ranks #199 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
566
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,600
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Battle Creek Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 566 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 Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,600 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 72.9% local, 21.2% state, and 5.9% 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 26/100, ranked #179 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 438:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 3.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.8% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Battle Creek High School, enrolling 292 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Battle Creek High School accounts for 50.0% of all Battle Creek Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Battle Creek Public Schools a distant remainder — means Battle Creek 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.
Battle Creek Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 438:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Battle Creek Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 3.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Battle Creek Public Schools?
Battle Creek Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 566 students.
How much does Battle Creek Public Schools spend per student?
Battle Creek Public Schools spends $13,600 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #179 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Battle Creek Public Schools?
Battle Creek Public Schools students are 92.8% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Battle Creek Public Schools?
Battle Creek Public Schools has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #179 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.