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Wakefield, Nebraska - 2 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Wakefield Public Schools #102 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,271 per pupil, Wakefield Public Schools ranks #183 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wakefield Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 567 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,271 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 61.9% local, 27.7% state, and 10.4% 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 49/100, ranked #102 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 191.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.8% Hispanic or Latino, 36.8% White, 0.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wakefield Elementary School, enrolling 341 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Wakefield Elementary School accounts for 59.3% of all Wakefield Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wakefield Public Schools a distant remainder — means Wakefield 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.
Wakefield Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — 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.
Wakefield Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 11.0% — 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.
Wakefield Public Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 567 students.
How much does Wakefield Public Schools spend per student?
Wakefield Public Schools spends $14,271 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #102 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Wakefield Public Schools?
Wakefield Public Schools students are 62.8% Hispanic or Latino, 36.8% White, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wakefield Public Schools?
Wakefield Public Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #102 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.