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Osceola, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Osceola Public Schools #59 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,774 per pupil, Osceola Public Schools ranks #53 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
244
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,774
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Osceola Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 244 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,774 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 80.5% local, 13.8% state, and 5.7% 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 63/100, ranked #59 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 271:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.5% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Osceola Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.5/100.
Its largest campus is Osceola Elementary School, enrolling 120 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Osceola Middle School, at 39 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Osceola Elementary School accounts for 48.0% of all Osceola Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Osceola Public Schools a distant remainder — means Osceola 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.
Osceola Public Schools school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Osceola Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 39 students (lowest) to 120 students (highest), a spread of 81 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.
Osceola Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — 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 Osceola Public Schools is typically wider than the Osceola Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Osceola Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 9.1% — 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.
Osceola Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 244 students.
How much does Osceola Public Schools spend per student?
Osceola Public Schools spends $20,774 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #59 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Osceola Public Schools?
Osceola Public Schools students are 85.5% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Osceola Public Schools?
Osceola Public Schools has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #59 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.