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Gering, Nebraska - 6 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Gering Public Schools #174 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,171 per pupil, Gering Public Schools ranks #239 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,023
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,171
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gering Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,023 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 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 Scotts Bluff County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,171 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 25 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.9% local, 44.9% state, and 11.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 28/100, ranked #174 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 234.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.0% White, 34.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northfield Elementary School, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.
Its largest campus is Gering High School, enrolling 546 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gering Early Childhood Program, at 99 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gering High School accounts for 27.0% of all Gering Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Gering Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Gering Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.5× across entities
Gering Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 99 students (lowest) to 546 students (highest), a spread of 447 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.
Gering Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 235:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Gering Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.1% — 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.
Gering Public Schools has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 2,023 students.
How much does Gering Public Schools spend per student?
Gering Public Schools spends $11,171 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #174 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Gering Public Schools?
Gering Public Schools students are 60.0% White, 34.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gering Public Schools?
Gering Public Schools has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #174 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.