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Doniphan, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs #111 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,964 per pupil, Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs ranks #99 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
450
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$17,964
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs operates 2 public schools serving 450 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 Hall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,964 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 81.4% local, 13.1% state, and 5.5% 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 #111 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 250.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 7.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.4% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary, enrolling 280 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary accounts for 55.9% of all Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs a distant remainder — means Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs-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.
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs student-counselor ratio is 251:1 — 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 Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs is typically wider than the Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs-aggregate figure suggests.
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs chronic absenteeism rate is 7.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs?
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 450 students.
How much does Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs spend per student?
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs spends $17,964 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #111 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs?
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs students are 91.4% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs?
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #111 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.