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Fullerton, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Fullerton Public Schools #105 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,143 per pupil, Fullerton Public Schools ranks #114 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Fullerton Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 299 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 Nance County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,143 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 76.6% local, 13.3% state, and 10.1% 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 49/100, ranked #105 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 382.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.4% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Fullerton Elementary School, enrolling 154 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Fullerton Elementary School accounts for 50.8% of all Fullerton Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fullerton Public Schools a distant remainder — means Fullerton 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.
Fullerton Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 383:1 — 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.
Fullerton Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Fullerton Public Schools is typically wider than the Fullerton Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Fullerton Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 299 students.
How much does Fullerton Public Schools spend per student?
Fullerton Public Schools spends $17,143 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #105 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Fullerton Public Schools?
Fullerton Public Schools students are 92.4% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fullerton Public Schools?
Fullerton Public Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #105 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.