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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)
317416001286	201	Nebraska City High School	Public	9-12	141 Steinhart Park Rd	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 873-3360	428	31	13.8	47.9%	311 (72.7%)	5 (1.2%)	93 (21.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$16,121			$426			$11,696	10.7	17.9	173	28
310002201330	202	North Platte High School	Public	9-12	1220 West 2nd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7105	1,212	73	16.6	42.1%	938 (77.4%)	18 (1.5%)	201 (16.6%)	12 (1.0%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.9%)	$16,257			$916			$12,343	9.1	13	181	21
310464000112	203	Burwell Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	190 I St	Burwell	68823	Garfield County	Burwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 346-4150	133	16	8.3	42.9%	131 (98.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,911			$904			$21,673	8.2	56.4	84	119
317281001131	204	Lexington High School	Public	9-12	1400 Minuteman Drive	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-4691	913	60	15.1	70.8%	128 (14.0%)	65 (7.1%)	696 (76.2%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	$14,618			$1,050			$11,923	7.9	9.6	189	15
317718001632	205	Southern Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 S 11th St	Wymore	68466	Gage County	Southern School District 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 645-3326	171	13	12.8		150 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	$20,011			$248			$15,777	7.6	23.1	160	45
317536001487	206	Paxton High School	Public	7-12	308 N Elm	Paxton	69155	Keith County	Paxton Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 239-4283	97	11	9.1	38.1%	83 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,942			$739			$20,306	7.1			(n/a)
317284002441	207	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	4901 West Holdrege Street	Lincoln	68524	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 436-1314	499	41	12.2	51.5%	298 (59.7%)	41 (8.2%)	96 (19.2%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.4%)	$23,156			$1,143			$16,161	6.7			(n/a)
317590001542	208	Ralston High School	Public	9-12	8969 Park Dr	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-7373	1,026	63	16.3	55.6%	467 (45.5%)	58 (5.7%)	427 (41.6%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.7%)	54 (5.3%)	$14,780			$584			$12,460	6	6.9	194	14
317645001575	209	Schuyler Central High School	Public	9-12	401 Adam St	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-2421	623	44	14.1	61.3%	76 (12.2%)	11 (1.8%)	531 (85.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,025			$1,235			$10,881	5.9	11.1	187	22
317323001206	210	Madison High School	Public	9-12	700 S Kent	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 454-3336	160	17	9.5	61.3%	29 (18.1%)	1 (0.6%)	112 (70.0%)	15 (9.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$24,281			$1,559			$19,450	4.9	12.6	182	28

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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