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Wahoo, Nebraska - 4 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Wahoo Public Schools #182 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,777 per pupil, Wahoo Public Schools ranks #217 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,085
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,777
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wahoo Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,085 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Saunders County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,777 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 75.1% local, 15.9% state, and 8.9% 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 25/100, ranked #182 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 802.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.1% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wahoo Pre-School, with a diversity index of 29.9/100.
Its largest campus is Wahoo Elementary School, enrolling 475 students (44% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wahoo Pre-School, at 46 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wahoo Elementary School accounts for 43.7% of all Wahoo Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wahoo 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.
Wahoo Public Schools school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Wahoo Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 46 students (lowest) to 475 students (highest), a spread of 429 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wahoo Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 802:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Wahoo Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 18.8% — 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 Wahoo Public Schools is typically wider than the Wahoo Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Wahoo Public Schools has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,085 students.
How much does Wahoo Public Schools spend per student?
Wahoo Public Schools spends $12,777 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #182 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Wahoo Public Schools?
Wahoo Public Schools students are 87.1% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wahoo Public Schools?
Wahoo Public Schools has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #182 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.