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)
317577001531	1	Ponca High School	Public	7-12	505 3rd St	Ponca	68770	Dixon County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 755-5701	203	18	11	20.7%	188 (92.6%)	5 (2.5%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,299			$153			$16,050	97.4	91.7	9	8
317593001546	2	Randolph High School	Public	7-12	207 N Pierce St	Randolph	68771	Cedar County	Randolph Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 337-0252	105	13	8	37.1%	99 (94.3%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$30,810			$1,274			$20,733	97.4	90	10	8
317557001498	3	Plainview Secondary School	Public	7-12	301 W Pilcher	Plainview	68769	Pierce County	Plainview Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 582-4991	150	17	8.9	42.0%	137 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,658			$289			$21,171	96.6	82.8	32	29
317011002240	4	Elkhorn South High School	Public	9-12	20303 Blue Sage Parkway	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0616	1,407	87	16.1	7.0%	1,212 (86.1%)	24 (1.7%)	52 (3.7%)	79 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (2.3%)	$11,687			$137			$9,956	95.9	98.7	1	3
317272001126	5	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	97	12	8.3	26.8%	93 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$24,373			$562			$20,717	95.7	75.6	43	38
317233501099	6	High School At Johnson	Public	7-12	310 Main St	Johnson	68378	Nemaha County	Johnson-Brock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 868-5235	170	17	9.9	35.3%	163 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,723			$754			$13,431	95.6	68.9	62	56
317005000923	7	Elgin High School	Public	7-12	101 N 4th St	Elgin	68636	Antelope County	Elgin Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 843-2455	85	9	9.4	41.2%	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$25,282			$963			$23,325	95			(n/a)
317011002413	8	Elkhorn North High School	Public	9-12	17800 George Miller Parkway	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0322	1,003	64	15.7	11.5%	791 (78.9%)	36 (3.6%)	55 (5.5%)	79 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.0%)	$13,113			$141			$10,905	94.4	96.8	3	5
310018902422	9	Summerland High School	Public	7-12	51293 857th Rd	Ewing	68735	Holt County	Summerland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 626-7534	201	20	10.2	45.8%	170 (84.6%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,494			$992			$17,114	93.9	76.3	40	31
317215001094	10	Humphrey Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 923-1230	133	12	11.5	18.8%	132 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,362			$423			$16,477	91.8	23.7	165	155

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