Highest Spending Districts in Nebraska Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.
$37,956
Top Spender
UMO N HO N NATION PUBLIC SCHS
# District Per-Pupil $ Enrollment Schools 1. UMO N HO N NATION PUBLIC SCHS MACY $37,956 631 3 2. ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS ASHLAND $37,258 1,099 4 3. SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SPRINGFIELD $29,941 1,203 4 4. GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRETNA $27,971 6,529 10 5. WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 17 WINNEBAGO $26,499 629 2 6. CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CENTRAL CITY $23,032 767 3 7. WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAKEFIELD $21,242 567 2 8. WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS WOOD RIVER $20,952 510 3 9. DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DAVID CITY $20,879 676 3 10. TEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHS TEKAMAH $20,841 527 2 11. BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BENNINGTON $20,591 4,154 8 12. GORDON-RUSHVILLE PUBLIC SCHS GORDON $20,528 550 4 13. SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 FAIRFIELD $20,065 714 8 14. NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS NORTH BEND $19,780 586 3 15. BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS ALBION $19,775 649 3 16. BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BRIDGEPORT $19,730 506 2 17. DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS VALLEY $19,396 1,053 4 18. FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FAIRBURY $19,059 909 3 19. WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEST POINT $18,717 728 3 20. LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COLUMBUS $18,597 952 4 21. VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS VALENTINE $18,501 623 5 22. FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FALLS CITY $18,308 880 4 23. O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS O'NEILL $18,112 829 2 24. MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS MADISON $17,727 543 4 25. OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS OMAHA $17,584 51,754 111 26. HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERSHEY $17,527 557 2 27. FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS GENEVA $17,301 609 3 28. COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COZAD $16,974 949 4 29. LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOOPER $16,869 590 2 30. ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS ORD $16,868 562 2 31. AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AURORA $16,852 1,226 4 32. ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS HASTINGS $16,643 1,004 3 33. CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CRETE $16,615 2,230 6 34. OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS OGALLALA $16,332 845 2 35. HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOLDREGE $16,292 1,014 4 36. CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS IMPERIAL $16,256 625 2 37. PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PLATTSMOUTH $16,048 1,504 4 38. MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS MITCHELL $16,044 620 3 39. ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARLINGTON $16,032 691 2 40. MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS MINDEN $15,926 820 3 41. WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OMAHA $15,826 6,271 14 42. GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS GOTHENBURG $15,800 847 3 43. WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILBER $15,470 624 3 44. CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS MURRAY $15,464 709 2 45. RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS RAYMOND $15,289 742 5 46. CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHADRON $15,172 941 4 47. BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS BATTLE CREEK $15,167 566 2 48. YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS YUTAN $15,045 506 2 49. LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS LINCOLN $14,943 41,850 76 50. SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS SO SIOUX CITY $14,941 3,783 8
Explore More for Nebraska Methodology Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
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