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)
317110001012	61	Gothenburg Secondary School	Public	7-12	1322 Avenue I	Gothenburg	69138	Dawson County	Gothenburg Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 537-3651	389	25	15.3	31.4%	357 (91.8%)	6 (1.5%)	22 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,680			$1,233			$13,222	66.7	39.4	128	67
310013001182	62	Cross County High School	Public	9-12	1270 123rd Rd	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 764-5521	123	13	9.4	30.1%	112 (91.1%)	2 (1.6%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$23,142			$323			$18,927	65.6	61.7	82	20
310012300815	63	High Plains Community Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	345 S Pine	Polk	68654	Polk County	High Plains Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 765-3331	102	13	7.9	35.3%	81 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,727			$528			$28,667	65.5			(n/a)
317182001067	64	Hershey High School	Public	7-12	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 368-5573	254	20	12.6	28.7%	230 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,710			$572			$14,195	65.4	42	124	60
310000200192	65	David City Secondary School	Public	7-12	750 D St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 367-3187	308	27	11.6	45.8%	250 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,187			$930			$17,579	65.4	45.1	116	51
317371001239	66	Milford High School	Public	7-12	301 G Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 761-2525	358	30	11.9	23.2%	326 (91.1%)	4 (1.1%)	19 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$19,416			$409			$15,075	64.9	86.5	23	43
317464001336	67	Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	309 N Davis	Oakland	68045	Burt County	Oakland Craig Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 685-5661	193	19	10.2	3.6%	160 (82.9%)	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$19,871			$528			$16,935	64.8	65.1	72	5
310354000055	68	Battle Creek High School	Public	7-12	605 West Martin St	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 675-3705	273	21	12.7	23.8%	255 (93.4%)	4 (1.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,077			$46			$13,984	64.1	55.5	95	27
317755001654	69	High School At Syracuse	Public	9-12	1500 Education Dr	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2381	217	19	11.4	23.5%	204 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$20,353			$469			$16,545	61.3	72.8	52	17
317284001162	70	Lincoln Southeast High School	Public	9-12	2930 S 37th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1304	1,929	116	16.6	16.5%	1,368 (70.9%)	97 (5.0%)	217 (11.2%)	29 (1.5%)	13 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)	198 (10.3%)	$13,869			$617			$11,568	61.2	59	89	19

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These rankings were last updated on December 3, 2024, 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.
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