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Mccool Junction, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Mc Cool Junction Public Schs #50 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,677 per pupil, Mc Cool Junction Public Schs ranks #104 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
240
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$17,677
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mc Cool Junction Public Schs operates 2 public schools serving 240 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 $17,677 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 59.2% local, 29.0% state, and 11.7% 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 65/100, ranked #50 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 98.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools.
Mccool Junction Jr-Sr High Sch accounts for 51.8% of all Mc Cool Junction Public Schs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mc Cool Junction Public Schs a distant remainder — means Mc Cool Junction Public Schs-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.
Mc Cool Junction Public Schs student-counselor ratio is 99:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Mc Cool Junction Public Schs chronic absenteeism rate is 8.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Mc Cool Junction Public Schs?
Mc Cool Junction Public Schs has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 240 students.
How much does Mc Cool Junction Public Schs spend per student?
Mc Cool Junction Public Schs spends $17,677 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #50 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Mc Cool Junction Public Schs?
Mc Cool Junction Public Schs students are 94.8% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mc Cool Junction Public Schs?
Mc Cool Junction Public Schs has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #50 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.