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St. Paul, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks St Paul Public Schools #140 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,597 per pupil, St Paul Public Schools ranks #200 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
St Paul Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 705 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 Howard County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,597 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 62.4% local, 28.1% state, and 9.5% 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 38/100, ranked #140 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.
a 333.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is St Paul Elementary School, enrolling 390 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
St Paul Elementary School accounts for 55.3% of all St Paul Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of St Paul Public Schools a distant remainder — means St Paul 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.
St Paul Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 334:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within St Paul Public Schools is typically wider than the St Paul Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
St Paul Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 9.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
St Paul Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 705 students.
How much does St Paul Public Schools spend per student?
St Paul Public Schools spends $13,597 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #140 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of St Paul Public Schools?
St Paul Public Schools students are 91.6% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St Paul Public Schools?
St Paul Public Schools has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #140 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.