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Bennington, Nebraska - 8 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Bennington Public Schools #184 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,704 per pupil, Bennington Public Schools ranks #244 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,154
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$9,704
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bennington Public Schools operates 8 public schools serving 4,154 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Douglas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,704 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 25 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.4% local, 39.5% state, and 6.0% 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 24/100, ranked #184 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 412.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.7% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Heritage Elementary, with a diversity index of 44.0/100.
Its largest campus is Bennington High School, enrolling 1,068 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Bennington High School accounts for 24.4% of all Bennington Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Bennington Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Bennington Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Bennington Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 368 students (lowest) to 1,068 students (highest), a spread of 700 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bennington Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 413:1 — 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.
Bennington Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 12.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Bennington Public Schools?
Bennington Public Schools has 8 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 4,154 students.
How much does Bennington Public Schools spend per student?
Bennington Public Schools spends $9,704 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #184 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Bennington Public Schools?
Bennington Public Schools students are 81.7% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American, 3.8% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bennington Public Schools?
Bennington Public Schools has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #184 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.