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Wauneta, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs #32 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,519 per pupil, Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs ranks #58 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
230
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,519
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs operates 3 public schools serving 230 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Chase County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,519 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 71.8% local, 12.8% state, and 15.4% 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 70/100, ranked #32 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 230:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.9% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wauneta Palisade Middle School, with a diversity index of 27.9/100.
Its largest campus is Palisade Attendance Center, enrolling 95 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Palisade Attendance Center accounts for 41.3% of all Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wauneta-Palisade Public 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.
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs school enrollment ranges from 38 students (lowest) to 95 students (highest), a spread of 57 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs student-counselor ratio is 230:1 — 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.
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs chronic absenteeism rate is 33.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs?
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 230 students.
How much does Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs spend per student?
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs spends $20,519 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #32 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs?
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs students are 86.9% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs?
Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #32 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.