Best High Schools in Nebraska

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 168)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
317158001051	151	Hastings Senior High School	Public	9-12	1100 W 14th St	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 461-7550	1,067	73	14.6	51.5%	702 (65.8%)	15 (1.4%)	276 (25.9%)	16 (1.5%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.5%)	$15,359			$557			$12,247	13.3	23.3	166	15
310009500182	152	Crete High School	Public	9-12	1750 Iris Ave	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 826-5811	690	43	16.1	51.3%	233 (33.8%)	8 (1.2%)	423 (61.3%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	$12,724			$1,026			$9,122	11.7	20.1	176	24
310000801734	153	Wisner-Pilger High School	Public	7-12	801 18th St	Wisner	68791	Cuming County	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 529-3249	188	18	10.2	42.6%	161 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,781			$45			$19,299	11.5	17	187	34
317647001582	154	Scottsbluff Senior High School	Public	9-12	313 E 27th St	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-6230	1,118	62	18.1	57.4%	583 (52.1%)	9 (0.8%)	477 (42.7%)	7 (0.6%)	30 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$15,019			$724			$12,034	11	19.3	181	27
317284001161	155	Lincoln Northeast High School	Public	9-12	2635 N 63rd St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1303	1,812	117	15.4	61.8%	1,038 (57.3%)	161 (8.9%)	360 (19.9%)	40 (2.2%)	17 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	193 (10.7%)	$15,046			$668			$12,139	10.6	12.1	198	43
317590001542	156	Ralston High School	Public	9-12	8969 Park Dr	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-7373	1,026	63	16.3	55.6%	467 (45.5%)	58 (5.7%)	427 (41.6%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.7%)	54 (5.3%)	$14,780			$584			$12,460	10	6	208	52
317098001006	157	Gibbon High School	Public	7-12	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 468-5721	236	20	12	52.5%	119 (50.4%)	1 (0.4%)	113 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$18,488			$763			$15,976	9.1	16.4	188	31
317482001363	158	Central High School	Public	9-12	124 N 20th St	Omaha	68102	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2660	2,738	120	22.9		807 (29.5%)	728 (26.6%)	920 (33.6%)	107 (3.9%)	19 (0.7%)	6 (0.2%)	151 (5.5%)	$16,146			$2,208			$12,318	8.8	18.4	184	26
310001601023	159	Grand Island Senior High School	Public	9-12	2124 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5950	2,650	157	16.8	64.6%	874 (33.0%)	117 (4.4%)	1,563 (59.0%)	24 (0.9%)	11 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	60 (2.3%)	$15,173			$1,669			$10,929	4.9	11.8	199	40
317482001360	160	Burke High School	Public	9-12	12200 Burke Blvd	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2580	1,915	95	20.1		825 (43.1%)	542 (28.3%)	321 (16.8%)	58 (3.0%)	20 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	143 (7.5%)	$17,246			$1,976			$13,568	4.5	21.5	170	10

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