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Wilber, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools #173 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,215 per pupil, Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools ranks #206 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
624
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,215
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 624 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 Saline County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,215 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 69.6% local, 22.3% state, and 8.2% 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 29/100, ranked #173 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 100.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wilber-Clatonia Middle School, with a diversity index of 38.2/100.
Its largest campus is Elementary School at Wilber, enrolling 254 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Elementary School at Wilber accounts for 40.7% of all Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wilber-Clatonia 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.
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 100:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — 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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools is typically wider than the Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools'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 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools?
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 624 students.
How much does Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools spend per student?
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools spends $13,215 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #173 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools?
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools students are 78.5% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools?
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #173 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.