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Valley, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Douglas Co West Community Schs #193 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,507 per pupil, Douglas Co West Community Schs ranks #224 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,053
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,507
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Douglas Co West Community Schs operates 3 public schools serving 1,053 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Douglas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,507 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 25 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 77.5% local, 17.4% state, and 5.1% 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 19/100, ranked #193 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 479.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.1% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Douglas Co West Elementary Sch, with a diversity index of 30.3/100.
Douglas Co West Elementary Sch accounts for 49.0% of all Douglas Co West Community Schs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Douglas Co West Community Schs a distant remainder — means Douglas Co West Community 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.
Douglas Co West Community Schs school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Douglas Co West Community Schs school enrollment ranges from 233 students (lowest) to 537 students (highest), a spread of 304 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.
Douglas Co West Community Schs student-counselor ratio is 479:1 — 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.
Douglas Co West Community Schs chronic absenteeism rate is 18.9% — 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 Douglas Co West Community Schs is typically wider than the Douglas Co West Community Schs-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Douglas Co West Community 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 Douglas Co West Community Schs?
Douglas Co West Community Schs has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,053 students.
How much does Douglas Co West Community Schs spend per student?
Douglas Co West Community Schs spends $12,507 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #193 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Douglas Co West Community Schs?
Douglas Co West Community Schs students are 87.1% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Douglas Co West Community Schs?
Douglas Co West Community Schs has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #193 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.