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)
310008201640	21	Stuart High School	Public	7-12	404 E 2nd	Stuart	68780	Holt County	Stuart Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 924-3302	87	11	7.6	54.0%	83 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,563			$658			$20,673	83.2			(n/a)
317533001485	22	Pawnee City Secondary School	Public	7-12	729 E St	Pawnee City	68420	Pawnee County	Pawnee City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 852-2988	117	15	7.7	53.8%	115 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,059			$384			$24,927	83.1	19.7	177	155
310012500744	23	Diller-Odell Secondary School	Public	7-12	506 Perry St	Odell	68415	Gage County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 766-4210	99	12	8.6	23.2%	92 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,085			$1,590			$20,007	80.4	63.5	78	55
317656001591	24	Seward High School	Public	9-12	532 Northern Heights	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2988	501	39	12.9	18.8%	462 (92.2%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$17,889			$161			$14,455	79.7	68.8	64	40
310008502369	25	St Paul Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 754-4433	318	23	14	26.7%	298 (93.7%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$16,144			$456			$12,847	79.7	87.1	20	5
317011000927	26	Elkhorn High School	Public	9-12	1401 Veterans Dr	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-4239	741	49	15.1	16.3%	617 (83.3%)	10 (1.3%)	47 (6.3%)	25 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)	$15,345			$146			$12,621	79.7	89.6	12	14
317821001682	27	Wahoo High School	Public	9-12	2201 N Locust	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 443-4332	345	22	15.5	23.5%	314 (91.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,427			$403			$12,885	79.2	89	16	11
317065000969	28	Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5876 County Road P43	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 468-5591	368	24	15.3	16.6%	341 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$16,009			$195			$12,736	79.2	71.5	54	26
310414000093	29	Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	311 E Benton	Bloomfield	68718	Knox County	Bloomfield Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 373-4800	136	14	9.9	44.9%	112 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.2%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,899			$884			$18,740	79	67.2	70	41
310009600988	30	Friend High Schools	Public	7-12	501 Main St	Friend	68359	Saline County	Friend Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 947-2781	104	11	9.3	28.8%	97 (93.3%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$26,459			$44			$20,955	78.7			(n/a)

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