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Red Cloud, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Red Cloud Community Schools #49 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,576 per pupil, Red Cloud Community Schools ranks #108 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Red Cloud Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 269 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 Webster County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,576 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 68.4% local, 18.8% state, and 12.9% 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 65/100, ranked #49 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 242.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Red Cloud Elementary School, enrolling 187 students (63% of the district's total enrollment).
Red Cloud Elementary School accounts for 62.8% of all Red Cloud Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Red Cloud Community Schools a distant remainder — means Red Cloud Community 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.
Red Cloud Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 243:1 — 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.
Red Cloud Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 30.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Red Cloud Community Schools?
Red Cloud Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 269 students.
How much does Red Cloud Community Schools spend per student?
Red Cloud Community Schools spends $17,576 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #49 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Red Cloud Community Schools?
Red Cloud Community Schools students are 80.1% White, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Red Cloud Community Schools?
Red Cloud Community Schools has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #49 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.