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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)
310009800999	151	Gering High School	Public	9-12	1500 U St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-3121	581	38	15.4	44.8%	371 (63.9%)	3 (0.5%)	183 (31.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$14,216			$509			$11,726	29.6	13.8	180	29
310492000129	152	Central City High School	Public	9-12	1510 28th St	Central City	68826	Merrick County	Central City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 946-3086	232	22	10.3	44.4%	210 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$24,487			$528			$19,242	29.5	55.6	87	65
317200001083	153	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	11.5	40.3%	137 (71.7%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.3%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	$19,866			$453			$16,825	28.8	22.4	163	10
317443001311	154	Norfolk Senior High School	Public	9-12	801 Riverside Blvd	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2529	1,346	84	15.9	46.4%	851 (63.2%)	23 (1.7%)	377 (28.0%)	7 (0.5%)	34 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.0%)	$14,012			$178			$11,572	28.6	42.8	123	31
310018502310	155	Central Valley High School	Public	7-12	304 North Shannon Street	Greeley	68842	Greeley County	Central Valley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 428-3145	124	19	6.5	54.0%	118 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$37,488			$1,946			$31,532	27.8	30.3	143	12
310008000017	156	Alma High School	Public	7-12	515 Jewell St	Alma	68920	Harlan County	Alma Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 928-2131	167	15	11.1	37.1%	160 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$20,843			$1,140			$16,911	27.8	44.4	119	37
310006701044	157	Banner County High School	Public	9-12	200 School St	Harrisburg	69345	Banner County	Banner County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-5262	41	8	5		35 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,233			$1,033			$31,246	27.7			(n/a)
317671001601	158	Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1100 19th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	349	25	13.8	43.3%	294 (84.2%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (10.3%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$16,319			$635			$12,637	27.4	31.9	140	18
317641001574	159	Sargent High School	Public	7-12	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 527-4119	93	9	10.4	35.5%	87 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$26,591			$1,276			$17,934	27.3	46.9	109	50
317299001190	160	Loomis Secondary School	Public	7-12	101 Bryan St	Loomis	68958	Phelps County	Loomis Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 876-2111	118	13	9.3	35.6%	102 (86.4%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (9.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$19,734			$245			$17,301	27	25	152	8

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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:

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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.