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)
310011200483	101	Lakeview High School	Public	9-12	3744 83rd St	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-8518	326	25	12.9	37.1%	233 (71.5%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$18,767			$195			$14,855	45.1	64.6	74	27
310009901671	102	Centennial Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 Centennial	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 534-2321	148	22	6.8	37.8%	141 (95.3%)	3 (2.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,916			$539			$22,409	44.1	45.4	114	12
310309000026	103	Arapahoe High School	Public	7-12	610 Walnut	Arapahoe	68922	Furnas County	Arapahoe Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 962-5458	147	15	9.9	49.7%	133 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$19,095			$151			$15,991	42.7	53.7	99	4
310003400035	104	Ashland-Greenwood High School	Public	9-12	1842 Furnas Street	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 944-2117	283	23	12.2	26.9%	255 (90.1%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$16,872			$692			$14,671	40.8	84.1	29	75
317420001290	105	Conestoga Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8404 42nd St	Murray	68409	Cass County	Conestoga Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 235-2271	325	28	11.8	28.0%	294 (90.5%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,819			$773			$16,033	40.5	62.2	79	26
317374001251	106	Millard South High School	Public	9-12	14905 Q St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8268	2,579	156	16.5	37.3%	1,733 (67.2%)	152 (5.9%)	445 (17.3%)	73 (2.8%)	14 (0.5%)	14 (0.5%)	148 (5.7%)	$12,343			$389			$10,737	40.5	56.7	94	12
317536001487	107	Paxton High School	Public	7-12	308 N Elm	Paxton	69155	Keith County	Paxton Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 239-4283	108	12	8.8	39.8%	90 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,942			$739			$20,306	40.4	7.1	206	99
310011400547	108	Logan View Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2163 County Road G	Hooper	68031	Dodge County	Logan View Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 654-3317	265	22	11.9	33.6%	246 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,047			$385			$13,980	40.4	33.7	145	37
317527001478	109	Papillion La Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	303 E Cary St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0400	1,873	115	16.2	30.8%	1,327 (70.8%)	113 (6.0%)	276 (14.7%)	55 (2.9%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (4.8%)	$12,716			$160			$10,625	40.2	50.6	105	4
310495000137	110	Secondary School At Raymond	Public	7-12	1800 W Agnew Rd	Raymond	68428	Lancaster County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 785-2685	363	26	13.8	19.8%	327 (90.1%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.8%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$17,486			$122			$14,538	39.4	29.9	150	40

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