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Blue Hill, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Blue Hill Community Schools #14 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,879 per pupil, Blue Hill Community Schools ranks #78 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Blue Hill Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 318 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 Webster County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,879 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 66.0% local, 27.2% state, and 6.8% 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 76/100, ranked #14 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 249:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Blue Hill Elementary School, enrolling 183 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Blue Hill Elementary School accounts for 57.5% of all Blue Hill Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Blue Hill Community Schools a distant remainder — means Blue Hill Community 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.
Blue Hill Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 249:1 — 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.
Blue Hill Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4% — 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 Blue Hill Community Schools?
Blue Hill Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 318 students.
How much does Blue Hill Community Schools spend per student?
Blue Hill Community Schools spends $18,879 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #14 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Blue Hill Community Schools?
Blue Hill Community Schools students are 93.1% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blue Hill Community Schools?
Blue Hill Community Schools has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #14 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.