Sargent Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 174 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 146 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Custer County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,606 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 81.9% local, 12.1% state, and 5.9% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $102,771 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 73:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.0% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools.
Sargent Elementary School accounts for 54.8% of all Sargent Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Sargent Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Sargent Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 73:1 — 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.
Sargent Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Sargent Public Schools is typically wider than the Sargent Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Sargent Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 other. Total enrollment is 174 students.
How much does Sargent Public Schools spend per student?
Sargent Public Schools spends $19,606 per student.
What is the average teacher salary in Sargent Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Sargent Public Schools is $102,771 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the demographic composition of Sargent Public Schools?
Sargent Public Schools students are 85.0% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.