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Bayard, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Bayard Public Schools #7 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,319 per pupil, Bayard Public Schools ranks #71 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bayard Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 337 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 Morrill County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,319 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.2% local, 33.8% state, and 18.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 82/100, ranked #7 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 209.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.7% White, 20.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bayard Elementary School, enrolling 166 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Bayard Elementary School accounts for 49.3% of all Bayard Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bayard Public Schools a distant remainder — means Bayard 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.
Bayard Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 209:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bayard Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.5% — 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 Bayard Public Schools is typically wider than the Bayard Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Bayard Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 337 students.
How much does Bayard Public Schools spend per student?
Bayard Public Schools spends $19,319 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #7 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Bayard Public Schools?
Bayard Public Schools students are 73.7% White, 20.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bayard Public Schools?
Bayard Public Schools has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #7 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.