Regular local school district · Polk County
High Plains Community Schools, NE: schools, enrollment and spending
High Plains Community Schools runs 2 public schools with 207 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 8.0 students per teacher is 6.1 lower than the Nebraska figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 207
- Teachers (FTE)
- 26
- Students per teacher
- 8.0
- NE: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 260 S Pine, Polk, NE 68654
- Phone
- (402)765-2271
- County
- Polk County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3100123
- State district ID
- NE-720075000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 59
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 104 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district8.0
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 (255), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $287,000
- State revenue
- $942,000
- Local revenue
- $5.4 million
- Total spending
- $8.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $32,537
- Salaries
- $2.9 million35.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.3%
- State: 14.2%
- Local: 81.4%
Nebraska overall
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 31.4%
- Local: 59.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$32,537
Nebraska$16,481
United States$16,826
Schools in High Plains Community Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| High Plains Community Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 114 | 8.1 |
| High Plains Community Junior/Senior High School | High | 7 to 12 | 93 | 8.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Polk County
- Shelby - Rising City Public Schools 403 students
- Cross County Community Schools 372 students
- Osceola Public Schools 250 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.