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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)
317826001688	11	Wallace High School	Public	7-12	151 N Wallace Rd	Wallace	69169	Lincoln County	Wallace Public School District 65 R	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 387-4323	83	11	7.3	25.3%	69 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$28,862			$455			$25,070	89.8			(n/a)
317011000927	12	Elkhorn High School	Public	9-12	1401 Veterans Dr	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-4239	741	49	15.1	16.3%	617 (83.3%)	10 (1.3%)	47 (6.3%)	25 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)	$15,345			$146			$12,621	89.6	93.8	8	4
317374001252	13	Millard North High School	Public	9-12	1010 S 144th St	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1365	2,573	147	17.5	21.5%	1,816 (70.6%)	109 (4.2%)	225 (8.7%)	297 (11.5%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	115 (4.5%)	$11,400			$362			$9,841	89.4	87.5	15	2
310528000157	14	Cody-Kilgore High School	Public	9-12	360 W 4th St	Cody	69211	Cherry County	Cody-Kilgore Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 823-4190	51	7	7.5	51.0%	39 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	$37,226			$458			$31,095	89.2			(n/a)
317080000991	15	Garden County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W 4th St	Oshkosh	69154	Garden County	Garden County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 772-3242	97	13	7.6	50.5%	83 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$34,146			$1,756			$26,710	89.1	68.8	53	38
317821001682	16	Wahoo High School	Public	9-12	2201 N Locust	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 443-4332	345	22	15.5	23.5%	314 (91.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,427			$403			$12,885	89	82.8	25	9
310552000178	17	Crawford High School	Public	7-12	908 5th St	Crawford	69339	Dawes County	Crawford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 665-1531	72	10	6.9	68.1%	65 (90.3%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$31,936			$1,439			$23,931	88.9			(n/a)
310007000019	18	Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	170	17	10.2	22.4%	159 (93.5%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,009			$1,260			$11,165	88.5	66.8	55	37
310420000095	19	Blue Hill High School	Public	7-12	606 S Sycamore	Blue Hill	68930	Webster County	Blue Hill Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 756-3043	142	17	8.3	38.7%	135 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$23,264			$886			$20,750	87.1	74	43	24
310008502369	20	St Paul Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 754-4433	318	23	14	26.7%	298 (93.7%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$16,144			$456			$12,847	87.1	60.7	72	52

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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