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Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Cedar Bluffs Public Schools #40 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,047 per pupil, Cedar Bluffs Public Schools ranks #167 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
469
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$15,047
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cedar Bluffs Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 469 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 Saunders County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,047 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 41.6% local, 47.5% state, and 10.9% 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 66/100, ranked #40 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 185.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.8% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American across the district's schools.
Cedar Bluffs Elementary School accounts for 53.3% of all Cedar Bluffs Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cedar Bluffs Public Schools a distant remainder — means Cedar Bluffs 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.
Cedar Bluffs Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 186:1 — 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.
Cedar Bluffs Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 22.8% — 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 Cedar Bluffs Public Schools is typically wider than the Cedar Bluffs Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Cedar Bluffs Public Schools?
Cedar Bluffs Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 469 students.
How much does Cedar Bluffs Public Schools spend per student?
Cedar Bluffs Public Schools spends $15,047 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #40 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Cedar Bluffs Public Schools?
Cedar Bluffs Public Schools students are 90.8% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cedar Bluffs Public Schools?
Cedar Bluffs Public Schools has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #40 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.