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Gordon, Nebraska - 4 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Gordon-Rushville Public Schs #94 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,069 per pupil, Gordon-Rushville Public Schs ranks #94 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
550
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,069
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gordon-Rushville Public Schs operates 4 public schools serving 550 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Sheridan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,069 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 74.6% local, 11.3% state, and 14.1% 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 50/100, ranked #94 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 237.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.2% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gordon-Rushville Middle School, with a diversity index of 62.0/100.
Its largest campus is Gordon-Rushville Elem-Gordon, enrolling 156 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Gordon-Rushville Elem-Gordon accounts for 28.4% of all Gordon-Rushville Public Schs student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gordon-Rushville Public 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.
Gordon-Rushville Public Schs student-counselor ratio is 238:1 — 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.
Gordon-Rushville Public Schs chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — 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 Gordon-Rushville Public Schs is typically wider than the Gordon-Rushville Public Schs-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Gordon-Rushville Public Schs?
Gordon-Rushville Public Schs has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 550 students.
How much does Gordon-Rushville Public Schs spend per student?
Gordon-Rushville Public Schs spends $18,069 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #94 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Gordon-Rushville Public Schs?
Gordon-Rushville Public Schs students are 60.2% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gordon-Rushville Public Schs?
Gordon-Rushville Public Schs has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #94 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.