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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 215)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
310013201258	71	Thayer Central High School	Public	7-12	930 Eads Ave	Hebron	68370	Thayer County	Thayer Central Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 768-6117	190	15	12.5	30.0%	186 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$20,884			$230			$17,154	65.8	76.1	40	31
317464001336	72	Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	309 N Davis	Oakland	68045	Burt County	Oakland Craig Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 685-5661	193	19	10.2	3.6%	160 (82.9%)	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$19,871			$528			$16,935	65.1	84.5	22	50
310498000138	73	Chadron Senior High School	Public	9-12	901 Cedar	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 432-0707	267	24	11.2	39.7%	215 (80.5%)	4 (1.5%)	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.6%)	$18,677			$663			$15,455	64.7	56.2	86	13
310011200483	74	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	311	25	12.4	35.7%	230 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (23.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$18,767			$195			$14,855	64.6	57.2	83	9
310018402308	75	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	408 W Dayton St	Cedar Rapids	68627	Boone County	Riverside Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 358-0640	72	9	7.6	43.1%	67 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,043			$143			$23,681	63.9			(n/a)
310410000086	76	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	710	45	15.6	21.3%	636 (89.6%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.4%)	$13,447			$302			$11,044	63.9	66.1	57	19
317569001527	77	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	128	10	12.2	32.8%	123 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,977			$945			$14,333	63.6			(n/a)
310012500744	78	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	63.5			(n/a)
317420001290	79	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	316	27	11.7	22.8%	287 (90.8%)	5 (1.6%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,819			$773			$16,033	62.2	68.2	54	25
317239001105	80	Kearney High School	Public	9-12	2702 West 11th Street	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8060	1,629	91	17.9	35.2%	1,285 (78.9%)	40 (2.5%)	258 (15.8%)	14 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	$13,043			$308			$10,356	62	47.7	107	27

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, ACT Science, NSCAS English Language Arts, NSCAS Mathematics, NSCAS Science test scores released by the Nebraska Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 23, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nebraska Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nebraska Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.