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Columbus, Nebraska - 4 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Lakeview Community Schools #186 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,841 per pupil, Lakeview Community Schools ranks #192 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$13,841
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lakeview Community Schools operates 4 public schools serving 952 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 Platte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,841 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 76.7% local, 14.3% state, and 9.0% 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 23/100, ranked #186 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 387.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.8% White, 28.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Platte Center Elementary School, with a diversity index of 47.5/100.
Its largest campus is Shell Creek Elementary School, enrolling 373 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Shell Creek Elementary School accounts for 36.0% of all Lakeview Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lakeview 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.
Lakeview Community Schools school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Lakeview Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 152 students (lowest) to 373 students (highest), a spread of 221 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.
Lakeview Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 388:1 — 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.
Lakeview Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.9% — 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 Lakeview Community Schools?
Lakeview Community Schools has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 952 students.
How much does Lakeview Community Schools spend per student?
Lakeview Community Schools spends $13,841 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #186 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Lakeview Community Schools?
Lakeview Community Schools students are 69.8% White, 28.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lakeview Community Schools?
Lakeview Community Schools has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #186 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.