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Shelby, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Shelby - Rising City Public Schools #92 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,584 per pupil, Shelby - Rising City Public Schools ranks #130 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
411
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,584
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 411 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,584 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 74.3% local, 18.0% state, and 7.7% 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 51/100, ranked #92 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 115.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shelby - Rising City Elementary School, with a diversity index of 36.5/100.
Shelby - Rising City Elementary School accounts for 48.9% of all Shelby - Rising City Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Shelby - Rising City Public Schools a distant remainder — means Shelby - Rising City 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.
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 90 students (lowest) to 201 students (highest), a spread of 111 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.
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 116:1 — 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.
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.2% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Shelby - Rising City Public 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 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools?
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 411 students.
How much does Shelby - Rising City Public Schools spend per student?
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools spends $16,584 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #92 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Shelby - Rising City Public Schools?
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools students are 80.1% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shelby - Rising City Public Schools?
Shelby - Rising City Public Schools has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #92 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.