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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)
310010901464	121	Southern Valley Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	43739 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 868-2222	153	17	8.8	52.3%	139 (90.8%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$33,098			$1,313			$26,562	42.7	74.6	42	79
317137001042	122	Hampton High School	Public	7-12	458 5th St	Hampton	68843	Hamilton County	Hampton Public School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 725-3116	81	11	7.7	30.9%	79 (97.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$27,005			$298			$21,568	42.4			(n/a)
310336000044	123	Aurora High School	Public	9-12	300 M St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 694-6923	374	34	10.8	34.0%	335 (89.6%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$20,677			$321			$17,614	42	32.1	139	16
317182001067	124	Hershey High School	Public	7-12	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 368-5573	254	20	12.6	28.7%	230 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,710			$572			$14,195	42	57.5	82	42
317014000930	125	Elm Creek High School	Public	7-12	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 856-4300	149	13	11.9	33.6%	138 (92.6%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$18,814			$642			$14,880	41.8	17.6	174	49
310001100103	126	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	41.1	52.9	96	30
310011000348	127	South Platte High School	Public	7-12	610 Plum St	Big Springs	69122	Deuel County	South Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 889-3622	108	11	10.1	53.7%	87 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	$22,079			$510			$19,829	40.5			(n/a)
317110001012	128	Gothenburg Secondary School	Public	7-12	1322 Avenue I	Gothenburg	69138	Dawson County	Gothenburg Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 537-3651	389	25	15.3	31.4%	357 (91.8%)	6 (1.5%)	22 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,680			$1,233			$13,222	39.4	46.8	110	18
310381001502	129	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	38.5	64.6	61	68
310333000038	130	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	38.1	69.7	52	78

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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