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Ralston, Nebraska - 8 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Ralston Public Schools #159 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,318 per pupil, Ralston Public Schools ranks #230 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,352
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,318
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ralston Public Schools operates 8 public schools serving 3,352 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Douglas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,318 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 25 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 61.3% local, 28.8% state, and 9.9% 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 32/100, ranked #159 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 380.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.5% Hispanic or Latino, 39.4% White, 6.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Blumfield Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Ralston High School, enrolling 1,024 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Karen Western Elementary Sch, at 214 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ralston High School accounts for 29.3% of all Ralston Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ralston Public 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.
Ralston Public Schools school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Ralston Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 214 students (lowest) to 1,024 students (highest), a spread of 810 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.
Ralston Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 381:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Ralston Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 28.5% — 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 Ralston Public Schools is typically wider than the Ralston Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Ralston Public Schools has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 3,352 students.
How much does Ralston Public Schools spend per student?
Ralston Public Schools spends $12,318 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #159 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Ralston Public Schools?
Ralston Public Schools students are 45.5% Hispanic or Latino, 39.4% White, 6.7% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ralston Public Schools?
Ralston Public Schools has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #159 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.