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Omaha, NE public schools

Enrollment, school count, staffing and per-pupil spending for Omaha Public Schools — federal education data, not a star rating.

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Quick answer

Omaha Public Schools is the primary public district for Omaha, NE. It enrolls 51,754 students in 111 schools with 3,194 full-time-equivalent teachers, and spends $19,083 per pupil, 10% above the $17,320 median across the metros covered here.

Students enrolled
51,754NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22
Schools in the district
111Operating school count
Students per teacher
16.2Enrollment ÷ FTE teachers, not class size
Spending per pupil
$19,083Total current expenditure, FY2020

Who pays for schools in Omaha

Where the district's money comes from, FY2020.

Local revenue
41.7%
$319,316,000
State revenue
46%
$351,710,000
Federal revenue
12.3%
$94,320,000

Local revenue is mostly property tax, which is why the Omaha property tax rate and school funding move together. Of every dollar spent, about 48 cents reaches instruction — teacher salaries, benefits and classroom materials — with the rest covering transport, buildings, food service and administration.

Reading the Omaha numbers

What the 2021-22 NCES and FY2020 Census finance numbers say about this district.

Spending of $19,083 per pupil sits close to the $17,320 metro median — within 10 percent of it, so budget is not what sets this district apart. Only 48 cents of each dollar ($9,146 per student) is classified as instruction, so a large share goes to support services, facilities and transport — common in districts with long bus routes or older buildings.

Funding is split roughly evenly — 41.7% local, 46% state — so both the local tax base and the NE aid formula matter to what this district can spend. Federal aid contributes 12.3%, near the typical share for a large urban district.

51,754 students across 111 schools averages 466 students per building, and the district is larger than the typical district covered here (44,998 students). The 16.2:1 student-to-teacher ratio is ordinary for this set of districts (median 15.2:1). It counts all FTE teachers district-wide, so actual class sizes run higher.

What this data covers

Read this before comparing districts.

Figures cover Omaha Public Schools (LEAID 3174820) as one unit, not any single school in Omaha. Independently authorised charter schools, private schools and regional vocational programs are counted separately by NCES and are not in these totals. Enrollment is the 2021-22 NCES collection; dollars are the FY2020 Census F-33 survey, the latest complete national release. The two years differ, so per-pupil spending is a stable indicator rather than a live budget line.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data + Census F-33, via Urban Institute Education Data · rates as published for 2021-22 / FY2020

NCES LEAID 3174820. Finance figures are Census Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33) totals as redistributed by the Urban Institute Education Data API.