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Hay Springs, Nebraska - 4 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Hay Springs Public Schools #29 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,245 per pupil, Hay Springs Public Schools ranks #89 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
201
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,245
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hay Springs Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 201 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 $18,245 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 47.8% local, 45.0% state, and 7.2% 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 72/100, ranked #29 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 515.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.3% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hay Springs Early Childhood, with a diversity index of 50.6/100.
Its largest campus is Hay Springs Elementary School, enrolling 81 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hay Springs Early Childhood, at 15 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hay Springs Elementary School accounts for 40.3% of all Hay Springs Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hay Springs 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.
Hay Springs Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Hay Springs Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 81 students (highest), a spread of 66 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.
Hay Springs Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 516:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hay Springs Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.5% — 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 Hay Springs Public Schools is typically wider than the Hay Springs Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Hay Springs Public Schools?
Hay Springs Public Schools has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 201 students.
How much does Hay Springs Public Schools spend per student?
Hay Springs Public Schools spends $18,245 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #29 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Hay Springs Public Schools?
Hay Springs Public Schools students are 76.3% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hay Springs Public Schools?
Hay Springs Public Schools has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #29 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.