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Wood River, Nebraska - 3 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Wood River Rural Schools #39 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,291 per pupil, Wood River Rural Schools ranks #88 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
510
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,291
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wood River Rural Schools operates 3 public schools serving 510 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 Hall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,291 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 79.6% local, 9.6% state, and 10.7% 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 66/100, ranked #39 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 251:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.9% White, 23.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wood River Rural Middle School, with a diversity index of 49.3/100.
Its largest campus is Wood River Elementary School, enrolling 224 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Wood River Elementary School accounts for 43.9% of all Wood River Rural Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wood River Rural 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.
Wood River Rural Schools school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Wood River Rural Schools school enrollment ranges from 98 students (lowest) to 224 students (highest), a spread of 126 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.
Wood River Rural Schools student-counselor ratio is 251:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Wood River Rural Schools is typically wider than the Wood River Rural Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Wood River Rural Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Wood River Rural Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 510 students.
How much does Wood River Rural Schools spend per student?
Wood River Rural Schools spends $18,291 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #39 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Wood River Rural Schools?
Wood River Rural Schools students are 71.9% White, 23.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wood River Rural Schools?
Wood River Rural Schools has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #39 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.