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.

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 10, 2026

$17,680
NE avg per student: $16,593
National avg per student: +7%
Vs national average: 100
Schools listed

The spending picture in one line

Loup County Elementary School tops the list: its district, Loup County Public Schools, spends $34,919 per student, against a Nebraska average of $17,680.

$34,919
per-student spend in Loup County Public Schools: $17,680
Nebraska average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Loup County Elementary School Taylor · other	Loup County Public Schools	50	$34,919
2	Isanti Elementary School Niobrara · other	Isanti Community School	120	$32,558
3	Niobrara Elementary School Niobrara · other	Niobrara Public Schools	134	$31,769
4	Niobrara Secondary School Niobrara · other	Niobrara Public Schools	77	$31,769
5	Umo N Ho N Nation Elem School Macy · other	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs	391	$31,462
6	Umo N Ho N Nation High School Macy · high	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs	170	$31,462
7	Umo N Ho N Nation Middle Sch Macy · middle	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs	106	$31,462
8	Elementary School at Halsey Halsey · other	Sandhills Public Schools	50	$31,178
9	Wheeler Central Elementary #45 Bartlett · other	Wheeler Central Schools	92	$30,754
10	Leyton Elementary/Junior High School Gurley · other	Leyton Public Schools	125	$28,265
11	Leyton High School Dalton · high	Leyton Public Schools	53	$28,265
12	Banner County Elementary School Harrisburg · other	Banner County Public Schools	66	$28,186
13	Exeter-Milligan Elem-Exeter Exeter · other	Exeter-Milligan Public Schools	97	$26,494
14	Litchfield Elementary School Litchfield · other	Litchfield Public Schools	76	$25,982
15	Walthill Elementary School Walthill · other	Walthill Public Schools	159	$25,649
16	Walthill High School Walthill · other	Walthill Public Schools	151	$25,649
17	Bruning-Davenport Middle Sch Davenport · elementary	Bruning-Davenport Unified Sys	51	$25,573
18	Bruning-Davenport High School Bruning · high	Bruning-Davenport Unified Sys	50	$25,573
19	Shickley Elementary School Shickley · other	Shickley Public Schools	85	$25,439
20	Shickley High School Shickley · other	Shickley Public Schools	58	$25,439
21	Arcadia Elementary School Arcadia · other	Arcadia Public Schools	82	$25,157
22	Arcadia High School Arcadia · other	Arcadia Public Schools	50	$25,157
23	Winnebago Elementary School Winnebago · other	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	438	$25,135
24	Winnebago High School Winnebago · high	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	187	$25,135
25	Allen Elementary School Allen · other	Allen Consolidated Schools	70	$24,829
26	Allen High School Allen · other	Allen Consolidated Schools	61	$24,829
27	Htrs Elementary School Humboldt · other	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	175	$24,787
28	Htrs High School Humboldt · high	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	88	$24,787
29	Htrs Middle School Humboldt · middle	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	55	$24,787
30	High School at Brainard Brainard · other	East Butler Public Schools	151	$24,780
31	Elementary School at Brainard Brainard · other	East Butler Public Schools	124	$24,780
32	Elementary School at Dwight Dwight · other	East Butler Public Schools	52	$24,780
33	Potter-Dix Jr/Sr High School Potter · other	Potter-Dix Public Schools	88	$23,814
34	Potter-Dix Elementary School Dix · other	Potter-Dix Public Schools	81	$23,814
35	Central Valley Elem - Scotia Scotia · other	Central Valley Public Schools	183	$23,386
36	Central Valley High School Greeley · other	Central Valley Public Schools	133	$23,386
37	So Valley Elementary School Oxford · other	Southern Valley Schools	252	$23,238
38	Southern Valley Jr/Sr High Oxford · other	Southern Valley Schools	145	$23,238
39	Benkelman Elementary School Benkelman · other	Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs	159	$23,109
40	Dundy Co Stratton High School Benkelman · other	Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs	126	$23,109
41	High Plains Community Elementary School Clarks · other	High Plains Community Schools	114	$22,818
42	High Plains Community Jr/Sr High School Polk · other	High Plains Community Schools	93	$22,818
43	Elba Secondary School Elba · other	Elba Public Schools	53	$22,734
44	Elba Elementary School Elba · other	Elba Public Schools	52	$22,734
45	Harvard Elementary School Harvard · other	Harvard Public Schools	91	$22,654
46	Harvard Middle School Harvard · middle	Harvard Public Schools	53	$22,654
47	Harvard High School Harvard · high	Harvard Public Schools	50	$22,654
48	Verdigre High School Verdigre · other	Verdigre Public Schools	80	$22,652
49	Verdigre Elementary School Verdigre · other	Verdigre Public Schools	80	$22,652
50	Mullen Elementary School Mullen · other	Mullen Public Schools	73	$22,417
51	Callaway Elementary School Callaway · other	Callaway Public Schools	98	$22,260
52	Callaway High School Callaway · other	Callaway Public Schools	74	$22,260
53	Crawford Elementary School Crawford · other	Crawford Public Schools	87	$22,209
54	Crawford High School Crawford · other	Crawford Public Schools	79	$22,209
55	Lewiston Elementary School Lewiston · other	Lewiston Consolidated Schools	122	$22,047
56	Lewiston High School Lewiston · other	Lewiston Consolidated Schools	74	$22,047
57	Cody-Kilgore Elementary School Kilgore · other	Cody-Kilgore Public Schs	73	$22,006
58	Hayes Center Elementary School Hayes Center · other	Hayes Center Public Schools	94	$21,915
59	Hayes Center Secondary School Hayes Center · other	Hayes Center Public Schools	65	$21,915
60	Wallace Elementary School Wallace · other	Wallace Public Sch Dist 65 R	90	$21,890
61	Wallace High School Wallace · other	Wallace Public Sch Dist 65 R	71	$21,890
62	Creek Valley Elementary School Chappell · other	Creek Valley Schools	104	$21,877
63	Creek Valley High School Chappell · other	Creek Valley Schools	53	$21,877
64	Thedford Elem Attendance Cntr Thedford · other	Thedford Public Schools	65	$21,869
65	Thedford High School Thedford · other	Thedford Public Schools	54	$21,869
66	Elementary School at Eustis Eustis · other	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	115	$21,688
67	Eustis-Farnam High School Eustis · other	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	67	$21,688
68	Weeping Water Elementary School Weeping Water · other	Weeping Water Public Schools	158	$21,666
69	Weeping Water High School Weeping Water · high	Weeping Water Public Schools	86	$21,666
70	Weeping Water Middle School Weeping Water · middle	Weeping Water Public Schools	54	$21,666
71	Arthur County High School Arthur · other	Arthur County Schools	64	$21,648
72	Arthur County Elementary School Arthur · other	Arthur County Schools	51	$21,648
73	Paxton High School Paxton · other	Paxton Consolidated Schools	105	$21,487
74	Paxton Elementary School Paxton · other	Paxton Consolidated Schools	94	$21,487
75	Elementary School at Scribner Scribner · other	Scribner-Snyder Community Schs	94	$21,409
76	Scribner-Snyder Secondary Sch Scribner · other	Scribner-Snyder Community Schs	59	$21,409
77	Chambers Elementary School Chambers · other	Chambers Public Schools	71	$21,235
78	Meridian Elementary School Daykin · other	Meridian Public Schools	114	$21,196
79	Meridian High School Daykin · other	Meridian Public Schools	105	$21,196
80	Brady High School Brady · other	Brady Public Schools	104	$21,040
81	Brady Elementary School Brady · other	Brady Public Schools	83	$21,040
82	Ansley Elementary School Ansley · other	Ansley Public Schools	110	$21,006
83	Ansley High School Ansley · other	Ansley Public Schools	76	$21,006
84	Garden County Elementary Sch Oshkosh · other	Garden County Schools	140	$20,922
85	Garden County Junior/Senior High School Oshkosh · other	Garden County Schools	96	$20,922
86	Osmond Elementary School Osmond · other	Osmond Community Schools	106	$20,865
87	Osmond High School Osmond · other	Osmond Community Schools	80	$20,865
88	Wynot Elementary School Wynot · other	Wynot Public Schools	82	$20,864
89	Wynot High School Wynot · high	Wynot Public Schools	56	$20,864
90	Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids · other	Riverside Public Schools	82	$20,802
91	Riverside High School Cedar Rapids · high	Riverside Public Schools	77	$20,802
92	Osceola Elementary School Osceola · other	Osceola Public Schools	120	$20,774
93	Osceola High School Osceola · high	Osceola Public Schools	91	$20,774
94	Hyannis Elementary School Hyannis · other	Hyannis Area Schools	87	$20,697
95	Hyannis High School Hyannis · other	Hyannis Area Schools	60	$20,697
96	Medicine Valley Elementary Curtis · other	Medicine Valley Public Schools	97	$20,590
97	Medicine Valley Jr-Sr High School Curtis · other	Medicine Valley Public Schools	57	$20,590
98	Silver Lake Elem Sch-Bladen Bladen · other	Silver Lake Public Schools	135	$20,578
99	Silver Lake High School Roseland · other	Silver Lake Public Schools	94	$20,578
100	Wilcox-Hildreth Elementary School Wilcox · other	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	115	$20,530

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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