Regular local school district · Deuel County
South Platte Public Schools, NE: schools, enrollment and spending
South Platte Public Schools runs 2 public schools with 211 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.6 students per teacher is 3.5 lower than the Nebraska figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "SOUTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 211
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20
- Students per teacher
- 10.6
- NE: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 610 Plum St, Big Springs, NE 69122
- Phone
- (308)889-3622
- County
- Deuel County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3100110
- State district ID
- NE-250095000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 27
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 211 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.6
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 (216), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $199,000
- State revenue
- $770,000
- Local revenue
- $3.3 million
- Total spending
- $4.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $20,194
- Salaries
- $2.1 million49.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $5.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.6%
- State: 18.0%
- Local: 77.4%
Nebraska overall
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 31.4%
- Local: 59.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$20,194
Nebraska$16,481
United States$16,826
Schools in South Platte Public Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| So Platte Elementary at Big Springs | Elementary | PK to 6 | 103 | 11.4 |
| South Platte High School | High | 7 to 12 | 108 | 9.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Deuel County
- Creek Valley Schools 194 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.