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Tekamah, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Tekamah-Herman Community Schs #154 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,474 per pupil, Tekamah-Herman Community Schs ranks #178 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
527
Total Enrollment
2
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$14,474
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tekamah-Herman Community Schs operates 2 public schools serving 527 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 Burt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,474 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 80.1% local, 14.6% state, and 5.4% 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 34/100, ranked #154 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 268:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.9% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Elementary School at Tekamah, enrolling 288 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Elementary School at Tekamah accounts for 53.7% of all Tekamah-Herman Community Schs student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tekamah-Herman Community Schs a distant remainder — means Tekamah-Herman Community Schs-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.
Tekamah-Herman Community Schs student-counselor ratio is 268:1 — 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 Tekamah-Herman Community Schs is typically wider than the Tekamah-Herman Community Schs-aggregate figure suggests.
Tekamah-Herman Community Schs chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — 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 Tekamah-Herman Community Schs is typically wider than the Tekamah-Herman Community Schs-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Tekamah-Herman Community Schs'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 Tekamah-Herman Community Schs?
Tekamah-Herman Community Schs has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 527 students.
How much does Tekamah-Herman Community Schs spend per student?
Tekamah-Herman Community Schs spends $14,474 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #154 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Tekamah-Herman Community Schs?
Tekamah-Herman Community Schs students are 93.9% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tekamah-Herman Community Schs?
Tekamah-Herman Community Schs has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #154 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.