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Albion, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Boone Central Schools #109 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,385 per pupil, Boone Central Schools ranks #135 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$16,385
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Boone Central Schools operates 3 public schools serving 649 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,385 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 74.0% local, 19.9% state, and 6.1% 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 47/100, ranked #109 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 201:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Boone Central High School, with a diversity index of 17.7/100.
Its largest campus is Boone Central Elem-Albion, enrolling 247 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Boone Central Elem-Albion accounts for 38.1% of all Boone Central Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Boone Central 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.
Boone Central Schools student-counselor ratio is 201:1 — 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.
Boone Central Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — 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.
Boone Central Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 649 students.
How much does Boone Central Schools spend per student?
Boone Central Schools spends $16,385 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #109 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Boone Central Schools?
Boone Central Schools students are 91.7% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Boone Central Schools?
Boone Central Schools has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #109 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.