Which Nebraska public schools have the most resources?

Diller-Odell Elementary School in Diller scored 75 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Nebraska's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Nebraska public schools by resource index

Diller-Odell Elementary School in Diller scored highest of Nebraska's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 75 of 100: 9.4 students per teacher, 137 students per counselor and 1.5% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Diller-Odell Elementary School	9.4	137	Yes	1.5%	75
Mc Cool Junction Elementary School	10.7	100	Yes	3.3%	75
Ainsworth Elementary School	9.3	142	Yes	3.7%	74
Winside Elementary School	10.6	94	Yes	4.8%	74
Ansley Elementary School	10.4	109	Yes	5.0%	74
Newman Grove Elementary School	11.3	130	Yes	3.4%	73
High School at Johnson	11.6	142	Yes	3.7%	71
Meridian Elementary School	10.5	112	Yes	8.2%	71
Osmond Elementary School	9.4	79	Yes	13.5%	71
Wisner-Pilger Elementary School	12.6	121	Yes	6.0%	70
Wood River Rural High School	8.9	108	Yes	13.6%	70
Palmer Junior-Senior High	11.2	115	Yes	9.6%	70
Maxwell Elementary School	10.7	124	Yes	9.0%	70
Clarkson Elementary School	10.0	207	Yes	3.7%	70
Palmer Elementary School	13.5	138	Yes	4.8%	69

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
West Point - Beemer Middle School	10.8	191	Yes	5.3%	69
Bayard Secondary School	11.7	229	Yes	1.3%	69
Bloomfield Elementary School	11.4	135	Yes	8.9%	69
Ainsworth Middle School	9.7	110	Yes	12.9%	69
Mitchell Secondary School	11.0	140	Yes	10.4%	68
Elementary School at Wilber	12.7	147	Yes	7.8%	68
So Valley Elementary School	11.4	135	Yes	10.4%	68
Ashland-Greenwood Middle School	15.1	80	Yes	8.4%	68
West Elementary School	13.4	191	Yes	1.8%	68
Summerland High School	10.0	174	Yes	9.8%	68
Elmwood-Murdock Jr/Sr High School	10.0	174	Yes	8.9%	68
Woodland Park Elementary School	10.5	224	Yes	3.8%	68
Crofton High School	9.7	177	Yes	9.6%	68
Intermediate School at Jr/Sr High School	13.9	60	Yes	12.5%	68
Plainview Secondary School	9.7	95	Yes	15.4%	68
Fullerton High School	11.9	131	Yes	9.6%	68
Elementary Sch at Valparaiso	13.7	138	Yes	6.9%	68
Elementary School at Brainard	11.6	128	Yes	9.9%	68
Lewiston Elementary School	9.7	216	Yes	5.7%	68
Red Cloud High School	10.2	109	Yes	14.2%	68
Louisville Middle School	11.0	164	Yes	8.7%	68
Clarkson Jr-Sr High School	7.5	207	Yes	11.2%	68
Ainsworth High School	7.1	67	Yes	21.8%	68
Junior-Senior High at Sumner	9.8	105	Yes	15.0%	68
Ashland-Greenwood Elementary School	12.8	172	Yes	6.8%	67
Summerland Elementary School	10.8	229	Yes	4.5%	67
Central Valley High School	7.1	117	Yes	20.2%	67
Bancroft-Rosalie Jr/Sr High School	9.2	143	Yes	15.4%	67
Winside High School	7.6	198	Yes	12.4%	67
Diller-Odell Secondary School	9.2	103	Yes	18.2%	67
Hershey Elementary School	14.1	185	Yes	5.0%	66
Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary	12.0	232	Yes	4.2%	66
Leigh Elementary School	15.2	168	Yes	5.1%	66
Wisner-Pilger High School	9.2	197	Yes	12.2%	66
Elementary School at Johnson	13.8	210	Yes	3.5%	66

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which Nebraska public schools have the most resources?
Diller-Odell Elementary School in Diller scored 75 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Nebraska's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026