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)
317852001702	51	Wayne High School	Public	9-12	611 W 7th St	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 375-3150	307	20	15.6	32.9%	231 (75.2%)	8 (2.6%)	56 (18.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$15,646			$325			$13,143	70.5	76.5	37	14
310199201992	52	Elmwood-Murdock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Wyoming St	Murdock	68407	Cass County	Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 867-2341	168	20	8.5	16.7%	162 (96.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,509			$50			$18,616	69.8	96.6	5	47
310011500572	53	North Bend Central High School	Public	9-12	1320 Walnut St	North Bend	68649	Dodge County	North Bend Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 652-3268	226	18	12.2	28.3%	213 (94.2%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$23,736			$274			$17,680	69.2	50.8	103	50
317305001192	54	Louisville High School	Public	9-12	202 W 3rd	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 234-3585	188	18	10.7	19.7%	175 (93.1%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,025			$366			$17,484	68.6	67.3	69	15
310015701827	55	Perkins County Junior- Senior High School	Public	7-12	740 Sherman Ave	Grant	69140	Perkins County	Perkins County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 352-4735	169	17	9.8	32.0%	145 (85.8%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,149			$429			$20,457	68.3	50.3	106	51
317242001112	56	Kenesaw Secondary School	Public	7-12	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 752-3215	141	14	10	23.4%	135 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,609			$625			$15,797	67.7	78.6	36	20
310008801318	57	Norris High School	Public	9-12	25211 S 68th St	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 791-0010	757	46	16.3	12.2%	680 (89.8%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.6%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$14,074			$95			$11,952	67.3	79.4	35	22
310333000038	58	Auburn High School	Public	9-12	1829 Central Ave	Auburn	68305	Nemaha County	Auburn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 274-4328	247	19	12.9	42.1%	232 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$19,192			$213			$16,983	67.3	38.1	130	72
310277000003	59	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	67.3	76.2	41	18
317521001470	60	Junior-Senior High School At Palmyra	Public	9-12	425 F St	Palmyra	68418	Otoe County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 780-5327	163	20	8	24.5%	147 (90.2%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$23,621			$160			$19,581	66.9	76.4	39	21

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These rankings were last updated on December 3, 2024, 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.
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