Per Pupil Costs

Per Pupil Cost Toolkit (Talking Points for Districts on School-Level Spending)

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2020/21 Per Pupil Costs

• Statewide Per Pupil Cost averages:
  • Per Average Daily Attendance – $15,550.26
  • Per Average Daily Membership – $14,495.04
    • Statewide Per Pupil Costs from School Year 2018/19 to Present
    • Statewide Per Pupil Costs from School Year 1980/81 through 2017/18

• Per Pupil Cost information for all districts statewide:
  • Adobe Acrobat format
  • MS Excel format
    • Get past years’ Per Pupil Cost reports

Per pupil cost is calculated using data from district Annual Financial Reports.

Program Contacts

• Michelle Cartwright: (402) 450-0867 or michelle.cartwright@nebraska.gov
• Stephanie DeGroot: (402) 540-0649 or stephanie.degroot@nebraska.gov