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Plattsmouth, Nebraska - 4 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Plattsmouth Community Schools #115 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,180 per pupil, Plattsmouth Community Schools ranks #186 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,504
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,180
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Plattsmouth Community Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,504 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,180 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 47.1% local, 37.7% state, and 15.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #115 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 237:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.1% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Plattsmouth Early Childhood, with a diversity index of 41.4/100.
Its largest campus is Plattsmouth High School, enrolling 474 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Plattsmouth High School accounts for 31.5% of all Plattsmouth Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Plattsmouth Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Plattsmouth Community Schools school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Plattsmouth Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 159 students (lowest) to 474 students (highest), a spread of 315 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.
Plattsmouth Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 237:1 — 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.
Plattsmouth Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Plattsmouth Community Schools is typically wider than the Plattsmouth Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Plattsmouth Community Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Plattsmouth Community Schools?
Plattsmouth Community Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,504 students.
How much does Plattsmouth Community Schools spend per student?
Plattsmouth Community Schools spends $14,180 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #115 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Plattsmouth Community Schools?
Plattsmouth Community Schools students are 81.1% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Plattsmouth Community Schools?
Plattsmouth Community Schools has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #115 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.