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Plainview, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Plainview Public Schools #72 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,872 per pupil, Plainview Public Schools ranks #120 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Plainview Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 346 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 $16,872 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 73.5% local, 12.7% state, and 13.7% 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 58/100, ranked #72 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 153.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Plainview Elementary School, enrolling 207 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Plainview Elementary School accounts for 57.8% of all Plainview Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Plainview Public Schools a distant remainder — means Plainview 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.
Plainview Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 154:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Plainview Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — 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 Plainview Public Schools is typically wider than the Plainview Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Plainview Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 346 students.
How much does Plainview Public Schools spend per student?
Plainview Public Schools spends $16,872 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #72 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Plainview Public Schools?
Plainview Public Schools students are 91.5% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Plainview Public Schools?
Plainview Public Schools has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #72 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.