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Crete, Nebraska - 5 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Crete Public Schools #100 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,753 per pupil, Crete Public Schools ranks #175 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,230
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,753
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Crete Public Schools operates 5 public schools serving 2,230 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Saline County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,753 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 46.7% local, 38.8% state, and 14.5% 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 49/100, ranked #100 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 475.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% Hispanic or Latino, 30.4% White, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Crete Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 50.8/100.
Its largest campus is Crete High School, enrolling 705 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Crete Preschool, at 206 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Crete High School accounts for 31.0% of all Crete Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Crete 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.
Crete Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Crete Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 206 students (lowest) to 705 students (highest), a spread of 499 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.
Crete Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 476:1 — 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.
Crete Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.4% — 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 Crete Public Schools is typically wider than the Crete Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Crete Public Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,230 students.
How much does Crete Public Schools spend per student?
Crete Public Schools spends $14,753 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #100 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Crete Public Schools?
Crete Public Schools students are 64.3% Hispanic or Latino, 30.4% White, 2.0% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Crete Public Schools?
Crete Public Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #100 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.