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Fairbury, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Fairbury Public Schools #116 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,286 per pupil, Fairbury Public Schools ranks #160 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairbury Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 909 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,286 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 74.8% local, 12.8% state, and 12.5% 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 45/100, ranked #116 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.
a 480.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.6% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Elementary School, with a diversity index of 39.5/100.
Its largest campus is Fairbury Jr-Sr High School, enrolling 370 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Fairbury Jr-Sr High School accounts for 40.7% of all Fairbury Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fairbury 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.
Fairbury Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 481:1 — 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.
Fairbury Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 Fairbury Public Schools is typically wider than the Fairbury Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Fairbury Public Schools has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 909 students.
How much does Fairbury Public Schools spend per student?
Fairbury Public Schools spends $15,286 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #116 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Fairbury Public Schools?
Fairbury Public Schools students are 80.6% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fairbury Public Schools?
Fairbury Public Schools has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #116 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.