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David City, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks David City Public Schools #54 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,133 per pupil, David City Public Schools ranks #92 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
David City Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 676 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,133 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 77.8% local, 16.0% 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 63/100, ranked #54 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 342.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is David City Elementary School, with a diversity index of 39.8/100.
Its largest campus is David City Elementary School, enrolling 315 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bellwood Elementary School, at 78 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
David City Elementary School accounts for 45.0% of all David City Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of David City Public Schools a distant remainder — means David City 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.
David City Public Schools school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
David City Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 78 students (lowest) to 315 students (highest), a spread of 237 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.
David City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 342:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within David City Public Schools is typically wider than the David City Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
David City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 10.6% — 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.
How many schools are in David City Public Schools?
David City Public Schools has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 676 students.
How much does David City Public Schools spend per student?
David City Public Schools spends $18,133 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #54 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of David City Public Schools?
David City Public Schools students are 78.7% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for David City Public Schools?
David City Public Schools has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #54 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.