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O'neill, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks O'neill Public Schools #46 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,771 per pupil, O'neill Public Schools ranks #125 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
829
Total Enrollment
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$16,771
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District-Level NCES Analysis
O'neill Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 829 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 Holt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,771 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 69.2% local, 19.3% state, and 11.5% 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 #46 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 269.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.7% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is O'neill Elementary School, enrolling 471 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
O'neill Elementary School accounts for 56.8% of all O'neill Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of O'neill Public Schools a distant remainder — means O'neill 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.
O'neill Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 270:1 — 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 O'neill Public Schools is typically wider than the O'neill Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
O'neill Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
O'neill Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 829 students.
How much does O'neill Public Schools spend per student?
O'neill Public Schools spends $16,771 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #46 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of O'neill Public Schools?
O'neill Public Schools students are 77.7% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for O'neill Public Schools?
O'neill Public Schools has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #46 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.