Nebraska · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Nebraska

200 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

50
State avg score
49
National avg score
200
Districts ranked

The equity picture in one line

Niobrara Public Schools ranks first in Nebraska for funding equity at 95/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

95/100
top score (Niobrara Public Schools)
$31,769
per-pupil spending in the top district
33
districts scoring 70 or higher
31
districts below 30
# District Score
1 Niobrara Public Schools 95
2 Morrill Public Schools 89
3 Medicine Valley Public Schools 89
4 Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer 87
5 Stuart Public Schools 85
6 Meridian Public Schools 84
7 Bayard Public Schools 82
8 Deshler Public Schools 81
9 Weeping Water Public Schools 80
10 Paxton Consolidated Schools 80
11 Southwest Public Schools 79
12 Franklin Public Schools 78
13 Superior Public Schools 77
14 Blue Hill Community Schools 76
15 Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools 76
16 Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs 75
17 Isanti Community School 75
18 Ansley Public Schools 75
19 Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs 73
20 Hemingford Public Schools 73
21 Riverside Public Schools 73
22 Winnebago Public Schools District 17 72
23 East Butler Public Schools 72
24 Walthill Public Schools 72
25 Pawnee City Public Schools 72
26 Winside Public Schools 72
27 Silver Lake Public Schools 72
28 High Plains Community Schools 72
29 Hay Springs Public Schools 72
30 Central Valley Public Schools 71
31 Cambridge Public Schools 71
32 Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs 70
33 Clarkson Public Schools 70
34 Valentine Community Schools 69
35 South Platte Public Schools 69
36 Southern Valley Schools 68
37 Rock County Public Schools 68
38 Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools 67
39 Wood River Rural Schools 66
40 Cedar Bluffs Public Schools 66
41 Stanton Community Schools 66
42 Alma Public Schools 66
43 Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs 66
44 Dorchester Public School 66
45 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schs 66
46 O'neill Public Schools 65
47 Twin River Public Schools 65
48 Boyd County Schools 65
49 Red Cloud Community Schools 65
50 Mc Cool Junction Public Schs 65
51 Diller-Odell Public Schools 65
52 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School 64
53 Harvard Public Schools 64
54 David City Public Schools 63
55 Summerland Public Schools 63
56 Hartington Newcastle Public Schools 63
57 Neligh-Oakdale Schools 63
58 Maxwell Public Schools 63
59 Osceola Public Schools 63
60 Kimball Public Schools 62
61 Overton Public Schools 62
62 Giltner Public Schools 62
63 Bertrand Public Schools 62
64 South Central Nebraska Unified 5 61
65 Ravenna Public Schools 61
66 Ainsworth Community Schools 61
67 Crofton Community Schools 61
68 Bloomfield Community Schools 59
69 Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools 59
70 Wisner-Pilger Public Schools 58
71 Cross County Community Schools 58
72 Plainview Public Schools 58
73 Creighton Community Public Schools 58
74 West Point Public Schools 57
75 West Holt Public Schools 56
76 Loup City Public Schools 56
77 Chadron Public Schools 55
78 Falls City Public Schools 55
79 Ogallala Public Schools 55
80 Central City Public Schools 55
81 Tri County Public Schools 55
82 Mead Public Schools 55
83 Anselmo-Merna Public Schools 55
84 Bancroft-Rosalie Comm Schools 54
85 Kenesaw Public Schools 54
86 Newman Grove Public Schools 54
87 Centura Public Schools 53
88 Homer Community Schools 52
89 Palmer Public Schools 52
90 So Sioux City Community Schs 51
91 Sutton Public Schools 51
92 Shelby - Rising City Public Schools 51
93 Southern School District 1 51
94 Gordon-Rushville Public Schs 50
95 Johnson Co Central Public Schs 50
96 Centennial Public Schools 50
97 Burwell Public Schools 50
98 Randolph Public Schools 50
99 Lexington Public Schools 49
100 Crete Public Schools 49
101 Chase County Schools 49
102 Wakefield Public Schools 49
103 Ponca Public Schools 49
104 Axtell Community Schools 49
105 Fullerton Public Schools 49
106 Loomis Public Schools 49
107 Shelton Public Schools 49
108 Friend Public Schools 49
109 Boone Central Schools 47
110 Mitchell Public Schools 47
111 Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs 47
112 Thayer Central Community Schs 47
113 Sterling Public Schools 47
114 Heartland Community Schools 46
115 Plattsmouth Community Schools 45
116 Fairbury Public Schools 45
117 Fillmore Central Public Schs 45
118 Pender Public Schools 45
119 Johnson-Brock Public Schools 44
120 Grand Island Public Schools 43
121 Mc Cook Public Schools 43
122 Madison Public Schools 43
123 Hitchcock Co Sch System 43
124 Ord Public Schools 42
125 Yutan Public Schools 42
126 Scottsbluff Public Schools 41
127 Logan View Public Schools 41
128 North Bend Central Public Schs 41
129 Oakland Craig Public Schools 41
130 Sutherland Public Schools 41
131 Westside Community Schools 40
132 Northwest Public Schools 40
133 Cozad Community Schools 40
134 Hershey Public Schools 40
135 Humphrey Public Schools 40
136 Wausa Public Schools 40
137 Bellevue Public Schools 39
138 Hastings Public Schools 39
139 Gothenburg Public Schools 38
140 St Paul Public Schools 38
141 Gibbon Public Schools 38
142 Bridgeport Public Schools 38
143 Elkhorn Valley Schools 38
144 Perkins County Schools 38
145 Nebraska City Public Schools 37
146 Norfolk Public Schools 36
147 Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools 36
148 Lincoln Public Schools 35
149 Arlington Public Schools 35
150 Amherst Public Schools 35
151 Beatrice Public Schools 34
152 Alliance Public Schools 34
153 Malcolm Public Schools 34
154 Tekamah-Herman Community Schs 34
155 Elm Creek Public Schools 34
156 Arapahoe Public Schools 34
157 Omaha Public Schools 33
158 Conestoga Public Schools 33
159 Ralston Public Schools 32
160 Ashland-Greenwood Public Schs 32
161 Auburn Public Schools 32
162 Louisville Public Schools 32
163 Columbus Public Schools 31
164 Sidney Public Schools 31
165 Aurora Public Schools 31
166 Milford Public Schools 31
167 Palmyra District O R 1 31
168 Freeman Public Schools 31
169 Fremont Public Schools 30
170 North Platte Public Schools 29
171 Schuyler Community Schools 29
172 Fort Calhoun Community Schs 29
173 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools 29
174 Gering Public Schools 28
175 Springfield Platteview Community Schools 27
176 Holdrege Public Schools 27
177 Raymond Central Public Schools 27
178 Papillion La Vista Community Schools 26
179 Battle Creek Public Schools 26
180 Gretna Public Schools 25
181 York Public Schools 25
182 Wahoo Public Schools 25
183 Millard Public Schools 24
184 Bennington Public Schools 24
185 Leigh Community Schools 24
186 Lakeview Community Schools 23
187 Pierce Public Schools 23
188 Adams Central Public Schools 22
189 Minden Public Schools 22
190 Kearney Public Schools 20
191 Seward Public Schools 20
192 Norris School Dist 160 19
193 Douglas Co West Community Schs 19
194 Broken Bow Public Schools 18
195 Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools 18
196 Elkhorn Public Schools 16
197 Pleasanton Public Schools 16
198 Waverly School District 145 12
199 Blair Community Schools 10
200 Wayne Community Schools 10

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.