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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)
317647001582	181	Scottsbluff Senior High School	Public	9-12	313 E 27th St	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-6230	1,118	62	18.1	57.4%	583 (52.1%)	9 (0.8%)	477 (42.7%)	7 (0.6%)	30 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$15,019			$724			$12,034	19.3	19	172	9
310011600593	182	Freeman High School	Public	7-12	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 988-2525	199	17	11.5	18.6%	197 (99.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,212			$293			$15,151	19	78.7	33	149
317071000984	183	Fremont Senior High School	Public	9-12	1750 N Lincoln Ave	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 727-3050	1,633	84	19.4	55.0%	890 (54.5%)	30 (1.8%)	674 (41.3%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	24 (1.5%)	$11,730			$362			$10,671	19	23.2	159	24
317482001363	184	Central High School	Public	9-12	124 N 20th St	Omaha	68102	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2660	2,738	120	22.9		807 (29.5%)	728 (26.6%)	920 (33.6%)	107 (3.9%)	19 (0.7%)	6 (0.2%)	151 (5.5%)	$16,146			$2,208			$12,318	18.4	19.9	169	15
310002902032	185	Superior Senior High School	Public	9-12	601 W 8th St	Superior	68978	Nuckolls County	Superior Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 879-3257	130	13	9.7	52.3%	115 (88.5%)	3 (2.3%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,619			$1,093			$17,358	18	22.5	162	23
310291000011	186	Alliance High School	Public	9-12	1450 Box Butte	Alliance	69301	Box Butte County	Alliance Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 762-3359	434	29	15	49.1%	270 (62.2%)	2 (0.5%)	114 (26.3%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$17,281			$1,005			$13,080	17.1	11.8	186
310000801734	187	Wisner-Pilger High School	Public	7-12	801 18th St	Wisner	68791	Cuming County	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 529-3249	188	18	10.2	42.6%	161 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,781			$45			$19,299	17	57.9	81	106
317098001006	188	Gibbon High School	Public	7-12	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 468-5721	236	20	12	52.5%	119 (50.4%)	1 (0.4%)	113 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$18,488			$763			$15,976	16.4	20.7	168	20
310381001501	189	Bellevue East Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 High School Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4150	1,423	103	13.7	45.9%	881 (61.9%)	133 (9.3%)	267 (18.8%)	22 (1.5%)	9 (0.6%)	8 (0.6%)	103 (7.2%)	$16,097			$766			$13,360	16	32.6	138	51
317686001616	190	South Sioux High School	Public	9-12	3301 G St	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 494-2433	1,149	71	16.1	62.9%	176 (15.3%)	93 (8.1%)	756 (65.8%)	42 (3.7%)	28 (2.4%)	15 (1.3%)	39 (3.4%)	$15,084			$886			$12,732	15.6	17.5	175	15

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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