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Hemingford, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Hemingford Public Schools #20 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,193 per pupil, Hemingford Public Schools ranks #74 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hemingford Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 395 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 Box Butte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,193 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 73.1% local, 19.9% state, and 7.0% 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 73/100, ranked #20 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 383:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.1% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hemingford Elementary School, enrolling 209 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Hemingford Elementary School accounts for 52.9% of all Hemingford Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hemingford Public Schools a distant remainder — means Hemingford 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.
Hemingford 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.
Hemingford Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 11.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Hemingford Public Schools?
Hemingford Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 395 students.
How much does Hemingford Public Schools spend per student?
Hemingford Public Schools spends $19,193 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #20 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Hemingford Public Schools?
Hemingford Public Schools students are 84.1% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hemingford Public Schools?
Hemingford Public Schools has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #20 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.