Regular local school district · Custer County
Arnold Public Schools, NE: schools, enrollment and spending
Arnold Public Schools runs 2 public schools with 200 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 9.5 students per teacher is 4.6 lower than the Nebraska figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "ARNOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 200
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21
- Students per teacher
- 9.5
- NE: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 405 N Haskell, Arnold, NE 69120
- Phone
- (308)848-2226
- County
- Custer County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3100073
- State district ID
- NE-210089000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 43
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district9.5
Nebraska14.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (177), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $212,000
- State revenue
- $676,000
- Local revenue
- $3.3 million
- Total spending
- $3.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $19,028
- Salaries
- $1.7 million49.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.1%
- State: 16.3%
- Local: 78.5%
Nebraska overall
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 31.4%
- Local: 59.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$19,028
Nebraska$16,481
United States$16,826
Schools in Arnold Public Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Arnold Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 121 | 10.1 |
| Arnold High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 79 | 8.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Custer County
- Broken Bow Public Schools 892 students
- Anselmo-Merna Public Schools 249 students
- Ansley Public Schools 186 students
- Callaway Public Schools 172 students
- Sargent Public Schools 146 students
More in Nebraska
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.