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Fort Calhoun, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Fort Calhoun Community Schs #172 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,834 per pupil, Fort Calhoun Community Schs ranks #214 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
825
Total Enrollment
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$12,834
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Fort Calhoun Community Schs operates 2 public schools serving 825 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,834 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 51.6% local, 41.2% state, and 7.2% 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 29/100, ranked #172 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.
a 357.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Fort Calhoun Elementary School accounts for 54.6% of all Fort Calhoun Community Schs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fort Calhoun Community Schs a distant remainder — means Fort Calhoun 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.
Fort Calhoun Community Schs student-counselor ratio is 357:1 — 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.
Fort Calhoun Community Schs chronic absenteeism rate is 9.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Fort Calhoun Community Schs?
Fort Calhoun Community Schs has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 825 students.
How much does Fort Calhoun Community Schs spend per student?
Fort Calhoun Community Schs spends $12,834 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #172 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Fort Calhoun Community Schs?
Fort Calhoun Community Schs students are 94.2% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fort Calhoun Community Schs?
Fort Calhoun Community Schs has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #172 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.