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Mc Cook, Nebraska - 4 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Mc Cook Public Schools #121 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,777 per pupil, Mc Cook Public Schools ranks #194 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,376
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,777
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mc Cook Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,376 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Red Willow County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,777 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 47.6% local, 39.6% state, and 12.8% 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 43/100, ranked #121 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 446.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.5% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mc Cook Junior High School, with a diversity index of 24.5/100.
Its largest campus is Mc Cook Senior High School, enrolling 448 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Mc Cook Senior High School accounts for 32.6% of all Mc Cook Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mc Cook Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Mc Cook Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Mc Cook Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 181 students (lowest) to 448 students (highest), a spread of 267 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.
Mc Cook Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 447:1 — 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.
Mc Cook Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Mc Cook Public Schools is typically wider than the Mc Cook Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Mc Cook Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,376 students.
How much does Mc Cook Public Schools spend per student?
Mc Cook Public Schools spends $13,777 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #121 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Mc Cook Public Schools?
Mc Cook Public Schools students are 87.5% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mc Cook Public Schools?
Mc Cook Public Schools has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #121 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.