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Malcolm, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Malcolm Public Schools #153 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,548 per pupil, Malcolm Public Schools ranks #201 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Malcolm Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 644 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 Lancaster County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,548 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 46.1% local, 46.2% state, and 7.7% 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 34/100, ranked #153 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.
a 343.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Malcolm Elementary School, enrolling 341 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Malcolm Elementary School accounts for 53.0% of all Malcolm Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Malcolm Public Schools a distant remainder — means Malcolm 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.
Malcolm Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Malcolm Public Schools is typically wider than the Malcolm Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Malcolm Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 7.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Malcolm Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 644 students.
How much does Malcolm Public Schools spend per student?
Malcolm Public Schools spends $13,548 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #153 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Malcolm Public Schools?
Malcolm Public Schools students are 94.3% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Malcolm Public Schools?
Malcolm Public Schools has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #153 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.