Best High Schools in Nebraska

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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)
317566001523	161	Plattsmouth High School	Public	9-12	1916 Old Hwy 34	Plattsmouth	68048	Cass County	Plattsmouth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 296-3322	491	40	12.2	36.3%	438 (89.2%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$17,677			$365			$14,124	26.7	26.9	148	13
317284001160	162	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2229 J St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1301	2,196	152	14.4	59.3%	915 (41.7%)	274 (12.5%)	552 (25.1%)	182 (8.3%)	31 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	242 (11.0%)	$16,304			$1,890			$12,555	26.3	27.7	145	17
310002401648	163	Sutherland High School	Public	7-12	401 Walnut	Sutherland	69165	Lincoln County	Sutherland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 386-4656	153	16	9.5	28.8%	137 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$22,192			$388			$18,126	25.8	44.4	118	45
310016301772	164	Chase County High School	Public	9-12	520 E 9th St	Imperial	69033	Chase County	Chase County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 882-4304	308	22	14	38.0%	216 (70.1%)	1 (0.3%)	90 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,644			$417			$13,946	25.5	41	126	38
317215001094	165	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	148	12	12.8	14.9%	148 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,362			$423			$16,477	23.7	23.3	158	7
317158001051	166	Hastings Senior High School	Public	9-12	1100 W 14th St	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 461-7550	1,067	73	14.6	51.5%	702 (65.8%)	15 (1.4%)	276 (25.9%)	16 (1.5%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.5%)	$15,359			$557			$12,247	23.3	17.2	176	10
310002301215	167	Maxwell High School	Public	7-12	415 E Hwy 30	Maxwell	69151	Lincoln County	Maxwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 582-4585	147	14	10.5	39.5%	122 (83.0%)	1 (0.7%)	22 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$18,988			$414			$15,599	23.3			(n/a)
317309001195	168	Loup City High School	Public	7-12	800 N 8th St	Loup City	68853	Sherman County	Loup City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 745-0548	129	16	7.9	58.9%	115 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,221			$784			$20,575	22.6			(n/a)
310534000168	169	Columbus High School	Public	9-12	3434 Discoverer Drive	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7050	1,273	77	16.5	46.0%	656 (51.5%)	21 (1.6%)	553 (43.4%)	9 (0.7%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.9%)	$12,691			$850			$10,159	22.3	41.9	125	44
317482001360	170	Burke High School	Public	9-12	12200 Burke Blvd	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2580	1,915	95	20.1		825 (43.1%)	542 (28.3%)	321 (16.8%)	58 (3.0%)	20 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	143 (7.5%)	$17,246			$1,976			$13,568	21.5	12.5	183	13

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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.

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