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Ogallala, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Ogallala Public Schools #79 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,133 per pupil, Ogallala Public Schools ranks #164 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
845
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,133
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ogallala Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 845 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Keith County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,133 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 75.8% local, 12.2% state, and 12.1% 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 #79 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 216.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 54.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.3% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Prairie View School, enrolling 371 students (61% of the district's total enrollment).
Prairie View School accounts for 43.9% of all Ogallala Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ogallala 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.
Ogallala Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 216:1 — 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.
Ogallala Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 54.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Ogallala Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 845 students.
How much does Ogallala Public Schools spend per student?
Ogallala Public Schools spends $15,133 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #79 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Ogallala Public Schools?
Ogallala Public Schools students are 81.3% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ogallala Public Schools?
Ogallala Public Schools has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #79 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.