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Pierce, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Pierce Public Schools #187 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,951 per pupil, Pierce Public Schools ranks #212 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pierce Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 690 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 Pierce County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,951 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 74.5% local, 15.3% state, and 10.2% 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 23/100, ranked #187 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 339:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.5% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pierce Jr/Sr High School, enrolling 340 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Pierce Jr/Sr High School accounts for 49.3% of all Pierce Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pierce Public Schools a distant remainder — means Pierce 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.
Pierce Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — 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 Pierce Public Schools is typically wider than the Pierce Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Pierce Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 7.3% — 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.
Pierce Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 690 students.
How much does Pierce Public Schools spend per student?
Pierce Public Schools spends $12,951 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #187 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Pierce Public Schools?
Pierce Public Schools students are 92.5% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pierce Public Schools?
Pierce Public Schools has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #187 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.