Crete Public Schools
Crete Public Schools is a public school district based in Crete, Nebraska, serving 2,275 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 379 students each, about the same as the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $13,547 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Nebraska median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Crete compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Crete | Nebraska median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,547 | $12,277 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,176 | $7,814 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $33.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $31.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 146 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 387 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 455 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris SchoolFirth | 2,343 | 4 | $10,641 | 15.5 | #21 |
| Crete Public SchoolsCrete · this district | 2,275 | 6 | $13,547 | 15.6 | #22 |
| Blair Community SchoolsBlair | 2,184 | 5 | $10,508 | 14.2 | #23 |
| Waverly School District 145Waverly | 2,110 | 5 | $11,692 | 14.2 | #24 |
| Beatrice Public SchoolsBeatrice | 2,102 | 4 | $12,277 | 15.1 | #25 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi UnifiedDelhi, CA | 2,276 | $13,877 | 17.8 |
| Bourbonnais School District 53Bourbonnais, IL | 2,276 | $14,773 | 14.0 |
| East Porter County School CorporationKouts, IN | 2,275 | $8,620 | 14.3 |
| Spring Lake Public SchoolsSpring Lake, MI | 2,275 | $12,049 | 15.9 |
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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