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Henderson, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Heartland Community Schools #114 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,579 per pupil, Heartland Community Schools ranks #156 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Heartland Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 353 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 York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,579 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 72.8% local, 17.8% state, and 9.4% 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 46/100, ranked #114 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 962.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.1% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Heartland Community Elementary accounts for 49.9% of all Heartland Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Heartland Community Schools a distant remainder — means Heartland Community 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.
Heartland Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 962:1 — 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.
Heartland Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Heartland Community Schools is typically wider than the Heartland Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Heartland Community Schools?
Heartland Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 353 students.
How much does Heartland Community Schools spend per student?
Heartland Community Schools spends $15,579 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #114 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Heartland Community Schools?
Heartland Community Schools students are 94.1% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Heartland Community Schools?
Heartland Community Schools has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #114 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.