No public school systems in Nebraska are dependent on other layers of government.
[3] In 1921 the state legislature passed a law that caused the first wave of school district consolidation.
Increased highway transportation and a desire for a strong education in all parts of the state prompted more consolidations.
After the law passed 5% of the area school districts closed or merged up to World War II.
[5] Post-World War II de-ruralization meant that school district populations declined further, with a large number consolidated in the 1950s and 1960s.