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)
310279000006	111	Ainsworth High School	Public	9-12	520 E 2nd St	Ainsworth	69210	Brown County	Ainsworth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 387-2082	119	17	7.2	47.9%	102 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$29,197			$1,199			$24,124	39.1	50.6	104	7
317383001266	112	Minden High School	Public	9-12	622 West Third	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2254	264			35.6%	226 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$20,211			$427			$15,434	38.3	43.8	119	7
310402000080	113	Bertrand High School	Public	7-12	503 School St	Bertrand	68927	Phelps County	Bertrand Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 472-3427	121	13	9.4	46.3%	106 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,219			$475			$17,657	37.1			(n/a)
310017602009	114	Johnson County Central High School	Public	9-12	358 N 6th	Tecumseh	68450	Johnson County	Johnson County Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 335-3328	153	16	9.7	47.1%	104 (68.0%)	2 (1.3%)	42 (27.5%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$23,915			$451			$20,152	35.7	14.3	194	80
310381001502	115	Bellevue West Senior High School	Public	9-12	1501 Thurston Ave	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4040	1,536	101	15.2	30.7%	966 (62.9%)	134 (8.7%)	273 (17.8%)	35 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.9%)	108 (7.0%)	$15,542			$756			$12,472	35.4	38.5	129	14
310001100103	116	Broken Bow High School	Public	9-12	323 N 7th Ave	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 872-2475	247	18	13.6	37.7%	220 (89.1%)	3 (1.2%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,908			$538			$13,349	34.4	41.1	126	10
317500001458	117	Osceola High School	Public	9-12	565 S Kimmel	Osceola	68651	Polk County	Osceola Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 747-3121	68	9	7.5	26.5%	63 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$42,499			$1,311			$33,429	34.2	75.1	45	72
317485001448	118	O'Neill High School	Public	7-12	540 E Hynes	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 336-1544	353	34	10.4	47.3%	293 (83.0%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$19,475			$463			$16,492	33.8	36.7	133	15
310002501665	119	Elkhorn Valley High School	Public	7-12	601 S Madison Street	Tilden	68781	Madison County	Elkhorn Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 368-5301	188	16	11.4	26.6%	172 (91.5%)	6 (3.2%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,873			$570			$18,457	32.3	36.5	136	17
310002902032	120	Superior Senior High School	Public	9-12	601 W 8th St	Superior	68978	Nuckolls County	Superior Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 879-3257	130	13	9.7	52.3%	115 (88.5%)	3 (2.3%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,619			$1,093			$17,358	32.2	18	185	65

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