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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)
310277000003	41	Adams Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 S Adams Central Rd	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Adams Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 463-3285	430	37	11.6	19.5%	402 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$21,727			$278			$19,019	76.2	63.6	66	25
317563001514	42	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	388	35	11	17.0%	359 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,255			$299			$17,954	75.9	53.1	94	52
317272001126	43	Leigh High School	Public	7-12	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 487-2228	99	11	8.8	26.3%	93 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$24,373			$562			$20,717	75.6	92.5	10	33
317527001389	44	Papillion La Vista South High School	Public	9-12	10799 Hwy 370	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 829-4600	1,965	120	16.4	19.9%	1,584 (80.6%)	93 (4.7%)	147 (7.5%)	31 (1.6%)	9 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	95 (4.8%)	$13,444			$223			$11,257	75.1	70.9	48	4
317500001458	45	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	75.1	66	58	13
317284001159	46	Lincoln East High School	Public	9-12	1000 S 70th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1302	2,268	127	17.8	21.2%	1,773 (78.2%)	48 (2.1%)	175 (7.7%)	130 (5.7%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	137 (6.0%)	$13,347			$625			$11,184	74.9	81.9	28	18
310011800993	47	Fillmore Central High School	Public	9-12	1410 L Street	Geneva	68361	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 759-3141	178	16	10.9	38.2%	154 (86.5%)	6 (3.4%)	13 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$21,818			$575			$17,637	74.9	43.5	120	73
317404001276	48	Mullen High School	Public	9-12	404 N Blaine	Mullen	69152	Hooker County	Mullen Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 546-2223	52	8	6.7	50.0%	51 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,786			$804			$29,712	74.6			(n/a)
317101001008	49	Giltner High School	Public	7-12	#2 West 6th Rd	Giltner	68841	Hamilton County	Giltner Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 849-2238	94	10	9	41.5%	86 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$22,077			$560			$17,798	74.4			(n/a)
317802001674	50	Valentine High School	Public	9-12	431 N Green St	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 376-1780	164	21	7.9	40.2%	126 (76.8%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)	$31,561			$758			$25,369	74.2	45.6	114	64

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