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Bartley, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Southwest Public Schools #11 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,588 per pupil, Southwest Public Schools ranks #67 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Southwest Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 294 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 Red Willow County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,588 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 74.4% local, 12.0% state, and 13.7% 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 79/100, ranked #11 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 213.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.5% White, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Southwest Elementary-Indianola accounts for 58.5% of all Southwest Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southwest Public Schools a distant remainder — means Southwest 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.
Southwest Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — 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.
Southwest Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.9% — 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 Southwest Public Schools is typically wider than the Southwest Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Southwest Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 294 students.
How much does Southwest Public Schools spend per student?
Southwest Public Schools spends $19,588 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #11 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Southwest Public Schools?
Southwest Public Schools students are 82.5% White, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southwest Public Schools?
Southwest Public Schools has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #11 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.