Aurora Public Schools
Aurora Public Schools is a public school district based in Aurora, Nebraska, serving 1,230 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #35 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 308 students each, fewer than the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $14,899 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% more than the Nebraska median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.
How Aurora compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Aurora | Nebraska median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,899 | $12,277 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,578 | $7,814 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $19.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 98 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 197 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 14.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 410 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Nebraska median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Nebraska
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Cook Public SchoolsMc Cook | 1,345 | 5 | $13,221 | 14.0 | #33 |
| Alliance Public SchoolsAlliance | 1,310 | 5 | $12,526 | 13.8 | #34 |
| Aurora Public SchoolsAurora · this district | 1,230 | 4 | $14,899 | 12.6 | #35 |
| Springfield Platteview Community SchoolsSpringfield | 1,230 | 4 | $15,252 | 12.8 | #36 |
| Ashland-Greenwood Public SchsAshland | 1,149 | 4 | $11,803 | 13.7 | #37 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris-Union School District 95Paris, IL | 1,231 | $13,628 | 17.6 |
| Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10Paxton, IL | 1,230 | $15,697 | 11.8 |
| Woodward-Granger Community School DistrictGranger, IA | 1,230 | $12,411 | 12.8 |
| Mountain Lakes Public School DistrictMt Lakes, NJ | 1,230 | $32,145 | 8.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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