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Falls City, Nebraska - 4 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Falls City Public Schools #78 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,322 per pupil, Falls City Public Schools ranks #136 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
880
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,322
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Falls City Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 880 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Richardson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,322 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 66.1% local, 19.0% state, and 14.9% 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 55/100, ranked #78 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 353.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Falls City Middle School, with a diversity index of 30.6/100.
Its largest campus is Falls City North Elementary, enrolling 341 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Falls City North Elementary accounts for 37.9% of all Falls City Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Falls 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.
Falls City Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Falls City Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 168 students (lowest) to 341 students (highest), a spread of 173 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.
Falls City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — 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.
Falls City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 Falls City Public Schools is typically wider than the Falls City Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Falls City Public Schools?
Falls City Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 880 students.
How much does Falls City Public Schools spend per student?
Falls City Public Schools spends $16,322 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #78 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Falls City Public Schools?
Falls City Public Schools students are 84.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Falls City Public Schools?
Falls City Public Schools has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #78 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.