Nebraska · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Nebraska

Schools in Nebraska ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

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

The spending picture in one line

Isanti Elementary School tops the list: its district, Isanti Community School, spends $39,251 per student, against a Nebraska average of $18,497.

$39,251
per-student spend in Isanti Community School: $18,497
Nebraska average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Isanti Elementary SchoolNiobrara · other	Isanti Community School	120	$39,251
2	Elementary School at HalseyHalsey · other	Sandhills Public Schools	50	$37,268
3	Loup County Elementary SchoolTaylor · other	Loup County Public Schools	50	$33,024
4	Umo N Ho N Nation Elem SchoolMacy · other	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs	391	$32,260
5	Umo N Ho N Nation High SchoolMacy · high	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs	170	$32,260
6	Umo N Ho N Nation Middle SchMacy · middle	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs	106	$32,260
7	Leyton Elementary/Junior High SchoolGurley · other	Leyton Public Schools	125	$30,624
8	Leyton High SchoolDalton · high	Leyton Public Schools	53	$30,624
9	Arcadia Elementary SchoolArcadia · other	Arcadia Public Schools	82	$28,540
10	Arcadia High SchoolArcadia · other	Arcadia Public Schools	50	$28,540
11	Wheeler Central Elementary #45Bartlett · other	Wheeler Central Schools	92	$28,339
12	Elementary School at ScribnerScribner · other	Scribner-Snyder Community Schs	94	$28,164
13	Scribner-Snyder Secondary SchScribner · other	Scribner-Snyder Community Schs	59	$28,164
14	Banner County Elementary SchoolHarrisburg · other	Banner County Public Schools	66	$27,861
15	Allen Elementary SchoolAllen · other	Allen Consolidated Schools	70	$27,176
16	Allen High SchoolAllen · other	Allen Consolidated Schools	61	$27,176
17	Exeter-Milligan Elem-ExeterExeter · other	Exeter-Milligan Public Schools	97	$27,018
18	Garden County Elementary SchOshkosh · other	Garden County Schools	140	$27,005
19	Garden County Junior/Senior High SchoolOshkosh · other	Garden County Schools	96	$27,005
20	Htrs Elementary SchoolHumboldt · other	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	175	$26,157
21	Htrs High SchoolHumboldt · high	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	88	$26,157
22	Htrs Middle SchoolHumboldt · middle	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	55	$26,157
23	Niobrara Elementary SchoolNiobrara · other	Niobrara Public Schools	134	$26,061
24	Niobrara Secondary SchoolNiobrara · other	Niobrara Public Schools	77	$26,061
25	Bruning-Davenport Middle SchDavenport · elementary	Bruning-Davenport Unified Sys	51	$26,045
26	Bruning-Davenport High SchoolBruning · high	Bruning-Davenport Unified Sys	50	$26,045
27	Litchfield Elementary SchoolLitchfield · other	Litchfield Public Schools	76	$25,913
28	High School at BrainardBrainard · other	East Butler Public Schools	151	$25,909
29	Elementary School at BrainardBrainard · other	East Butler Public Schools	124	$25,909
30	Elementary School at DwightDwight · other	East Butler Public Schools	52	$25,909
31	Walthill Elementary SchoolWalthill · other	Walthill Public Schools	159	$25,858
32	Walthill High SchoolWalthill · other	Walthill Public Schools	151	$25,858
33	Creek Valley Elementary SchoolChappell · other	Creek Valley Schools	104	$25,808
34	Creek Valley High SchoolChappell · other	Creek Valley Schools	53	$25,808
35	Lewiston Elementary SchoolLewiston · other	Lewiston Consolidated Schools	122	$25,492
36	Lewiston High SchoolLewiston · other	Lewiston Consolidated Schools	74	$25,492
37	High Plains Community Elementary SchoolClarks · other	High Plains Community Schools	114	$25,300
38	High Plains Community Jr/Sr High SchoolPolk · other	High Plains Community Schools	93	$25,300
39	Elba Secondary SchoolElba · other	Elba Public Schools	53	$25,279
40	Elba Elementary SchoolElba · other	Elba Public Schools	52	$25,279
41	Winnebago Elementary SchoolWinnebago · other	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	438	$25,245
42	Winnebago High SchoolWinnebago · high	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	187	$25,245
43	Central Valley Elem - ScotiaScotia · other	Central Valley Public Schools	183	$25,101
44	Central Valley High SchoolGreeley · other	Central Valley Public Schools	133	$25,101
45	Mullen Elementary SchoolMullen · other	Mullen Public Schools	73	$24,497
46	Silver Lake Elem Sch-BladenBladen · other	Silver Lake Public Schools	135	$24,319
47	Silver Lake High SchoolRoseland · other	Silver Lake Public Schools	94	$24,319
48	Shickley Elementary SchoolShickley · other	Shickley Public Schools	85	$24,171
49	Shickley High SchoolShickley · other	Shickley Public Schools	58	$24,171
50	Potter-Dix Jr/Sr High SchoolPotter · other	Potter-Dix Public Schools	88	$23,988
51	Potter-Dix Elementary SchoolDix · other	Potter-Dix Public Schools	81	$23,988
52	Callaway Elementary SchoolCallaway · other	Callaway Public Schools	98	$23,939
53	Callaway High SchoolCallaway · other	Callaway Public Schools	74	$23,939
54	Wallace Elementary SchoolWallace · other	Wallace Public Sch Dist 65 R	90	$23,656
55	Wallace High SchoolWallace · other	Wallace Public Sch Dist 65 R	71	$23,656
56	Harvard Elementary SchoolHarvard · other	Harvard Public Schools	91	$23,570
57	Harvard Middle SchoolHarvard · middle	Harvard Public Schools	53	$23,570
58	Harvard High SchoolHarvard · high	Harvard Public Schools	50	$23,570
59	Morrill High SchoolMorrill · other	Morrill Public Schools	122	$23,270
60	Morrill ElementaryMorrill · other	Morrill Public Schools	116	$23,270
61	Osmond Elementary SchoolOsmond · other	Osmond Community Schools	106	$23,147
62	Osmond High SchoolOsmond · other	Osmond Community Schools	80	$23,147
63	Elementary School at EustisEustis · other	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	115	$23,084
64	Eustis-Farnam High SchoolEustis · other	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	67	$23,084
65	Hayes Center Elementary SchoolHayes Center · other	Hayes Center Public Schools	94	$23,007
66	Hayes Center Secondary SchoolHayes Center · other	Hayes Center Public Schools	65	$23,007
67	Riverside Elementary - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids · other	Riverside Public Schools	82	$22,814
68	Riverside High SchoolCedar Rapids · high	Riverside Public Schools	77	$22,814
69	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Elementary SchoolLaurel · other	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	183	$22,793
70	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High SchoolLaurel · high	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	135	$22,793
71	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle SchoolColeridge · elementary	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	82	$22,793
72	Thedford Elem Attendance CntrThedford · other	Thedford Public Schools	65	$22,730
73	Thedford High SchoolThedford · other	Thedford Public Schools	54	$22,730
74	Chambers Elementary SchoolChambers · other	Chambers Public Schools	71	$22,714
75	Hyannis Elementary SchoolHyannis · other	Hyannis Area Schools	87	$22,605
76	Hyannis High SchoolHyannis · other	Hyannis Area Schools	60	$22,605
77	So Valley Elementary SchoolOxford · other	Southern Valley Schools	252	$22,240
78	Southern Valley Jr/Sr HighOxford · other	Southern Valley Schools	145	$22,240
79	Elwood Elementary SchoolElwood · other	Elwood Public Schools	115	$22,182
80	Elwood High SchoolElwood · other	Elwood Public Schools	89	$22,182
81	Wilcox-Hildreth Elementary SchoolWilcox · other	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	115	$22,038
82	Wilcox-Hildreth Jr/Sr High SchoolWilcox · other	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	76	$22,038
83	Benkelman Elementary SchoolBenkelman · other	Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs	159	$21,941
84	Dundy Co Stratton High SchoolBenkelman · other	Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs	126	$21,941
85	Crawford Elementary SchoolCrawford · other	Crawford Public Schools	87	$21,908
86	Crawford High SchoolCrawford · other	Crawford Public Schools	79	$21,908
87	Arthur County High SchoolArthur · other	Arthur County Schools	64	$21,742
88	Arthur County Elementary SchoolArthur · other	Arthur County Schools	51	$21,742
89	Verdigre High SchoolVerdigre · other	Verdigre Public Schools	80	$21,517
90	Verdigre Elementary SchoolVerdigre · other	Verdigre Public Schools	80	$21,517
91	Medicine Valley ElementaryCurtis · other	Medicine Valley Public Schools	97	$21,474
92	Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High SchoolCurtis · other	Medicine Valley Public Schools	57	$21,474
93	Deshler Elementary SchoolDeshler · other	Deshler Public Schools	126	$21,264
94	Deshler High SchoolDeshler · other	Deshler Public Schools	120	$21,264
95	Northeast Elementary at LyonsLyons · other	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs	165	$21,263
96	Northeast Secondary SchoolLyons · other	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs	130	$21,263
97	Weeping Water Elementary SchoolWeeping Water · other	Weeping Water Public Schools	158	$21,252
98	Weeping Water High SchoolWeeping Water · high	Weeping Water Public Schools	86	$21,252
99	Weeping Water Middle SchoolWeeping Water · middle	Weeping Water Public Schools	54	$21,252
100	Twin River Elem-GenoaGenoa · other	Twin River Public Schools	217	$21,240

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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