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Valentine, Nebraska - 5 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Valentine Community Schools #34 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,563 per pupil, Valentine Community Schools ranks #109 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
623
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,563
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valentine Community Schools operates 5 public schools serving 623 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Cherry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,563 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 74.7% local, 16.0% state, and 9.4% 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 69/100, ranked #34 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 200.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.5% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Valentine High School, with a diversity index of 46.0/100.
Its largest campus is Valentine Elementary School, enrolling 285 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cutcomb Lake School, at 4 students, a 71x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Valentine Elementary School accounts for 45.7% of all Valentine Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Valentine Community Schools a distant remainder — means Valentine Community 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.
Valentine Community Schools school enrollment varies 71× across entities
Valentine Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 285 students (highest), a spread of 281 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Valentine Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 201:1 — 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.
Valentine Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Valentine Community Schools?
Valentine Community Schools has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 623 students.
How much does Valentine Community Schools spend per student?
Valentine Community Schools spends $17,563 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #34 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Valentine Community Schools?
Valentine Community Schools students are 84.5% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valentine Community Schools?
Valentine Community Schools has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #34 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.