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)
317569001527	91	Pleasanton High School	Public	7-12	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 388-2041	135	10	13.3	31.1%	129 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,977			$945			$14,333	50.1	63.6	77	14
317194001074	92	Holdrege High School	Public	9-12	600 12th Ave	Holdrege	68949	Phelps County	Holdrege Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 995-6558	315	27	11.4	39.0%	262 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$19,278			$223			$15,769	49.6	54.9	96	4
310410000086	93	Blair High School	Public	9-12	440 N 10th St	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 426-4941	697	46	15.1	24.5%	615 (88.2%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.0%)	$13,447			$302			$11,044	49.4	63.9	76	17
310016301772	94	Chase County High School	Public	9-12	520 E 9th St	Imperial	69033	Chase County	Chase County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 882-4304	219	18	12.3	43.4%	152 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$16,644			$417			$13,946	49	25.5	164	70
317200001083	95	Homer High School	Public	7-12	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 698-2377	191	17	11.4	47.1%	135 (70.7%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (19.9%)	5 (2.6%)	4 (2.1%)	$19,866			$453			$16,825	47.3	28.8	153	58
317053000959	96	Falls City Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Fulton	Falls City	68355	Richardson County	Falls City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 245-2116	225	23	9.8	53.3%	183 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (11.6%)	$22,447			$1,220			$17,043	47	35.9	139	43
310001500122	97	Cambridge High School	Public	9-12	1003 Nelson St	Cambridge	69022	Furnas County	Cambridge Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 697-3322	81	12	6.9	50.6%	79 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,638			$432			$23,334	46.8	94.9	6	91
317752001650	98	Sutton Secondary School	Public	7-12	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 773-4303	179	17	10.2	38.0%	139 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$18,291			$109			$15,840	46.4	44.5	118	20
317563001514	99	Platteview Senior High School	Public	9-12	14801 S 108th St	Springfield	68059	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 339-3606	390	35	11.2	23.1%	351 (90.0%)	6 (1.5%)	17 (4.4%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$21,255			$299			$17,954	45.6	75.9	42	57
310010901464	100	Southern Valley Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	43739 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 868-2222	156	17	9	51.9%	140 (89.7%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$33,098			$1,313			$26,562	45.5	42.7	121	21

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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences