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Murdock, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools #147 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,787 per pupil, Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools ranks #193 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
498
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,787
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 498 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,787 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 68.3% local, 24.1% state, and 7.6% 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 36/100, ranked #147 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 330.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.9% White, 1.4% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Elmwood-Murdock Elem School, enrolling 301 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Elmwood-Murdock Elem School accounts for 59.5% of all Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools a distant remainder — means Elmwood-Murdock 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.
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — 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 Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools is typically wider than the Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 8.8% — 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 Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools'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 Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools?
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 498 students.
How much does Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools spend per student?
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools spends $13,787 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #147 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools?
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools students are 96.9% White, 1.4% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools?
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #147 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.