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Mead, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Mead Public Schools #82 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,867 per pupil, Mead Public Schools ranks #121 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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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mead Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 283 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 Saunders County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,867 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 75.7% local, 18.3% state, and 6.0% 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 55/100, ranked #82 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.
a 197:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mead Elementary School, enrolling 141 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Mead Elementary School accounts for 49.8% of all Mead Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mead Public Schools a distant remainder — means Mead 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.
Mead Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 197:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Mead Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — 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 Mead Public Schools is typically wider than the Mead Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Mead Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 283 students.
How much does Mead Public Schools spend per student?
Mead Public Schools spends $16,867 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #82 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Mead Public Schools?
Mead Public Schools students are 91.8% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mead Public Schools?
Mead Public Schools has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #82 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.