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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)
310017801758	91	Southwest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	900 Coke St	Bartley	69020	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 692-3223	115	18	6.4	55.7%	97 (84.3%)	2 (1.7%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$33,096			$152			$26,252	57.9	25.3	150	59
310006601883	92	Silver Lake High School	Public	7-12	9405 S Lincoln Ave	Roseland	68973	Adams County	Silver Lake Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 756-6611	103	13	8.2	35.9%	97 (94.2%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,627			$181			$24,863	57.8	37.2	132	40
317710001628	93	Stapleton High School	Public	7-12	702 6th Street	Stapleton	69163	Logan County	Stapleton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 636-2252	92	9	9.8	41.3%	83 (90.2%)	2 (2.2%)	4 (4.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$22,713			$943			$18,625	57.1	70	50	43
317374001251	94	Millard South High School	Public	9-12	14905 Q St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8268	2,607	156	16.7	36.1%	1,738 (66.7%)	163 (6.3%)	458 (17.6%)	57 (2.2%)	16 (0.6%)	12 (0.5%)	163 (6.3%)	$12,343			$389			$10,737	56.7	55.5	89	5
310354000055	95	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	55.5	51.5	100	5
317194001074	96	Holdrege High School	Public	9-12	600 12th Ave	Holdrege	68949	Phelps County	Holdrege Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 995-6558	303	29	10.5	38.3%	259 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$19,278			$223			$15,769	54.9	46.3	112	16
310002101699	97	Waverly High School	Public	9-12	13401 Amberly Rd	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 786-2765	682	44	15.6	19.1%	631 (92.5%)	10 (1.5%)	20 (2.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$14,349			$417			$12,071	54.9	66.8	56	41
317866001724	98	Westside High School	Public	9-12	8701 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 343-2600	2,106	133	15.8	33.1%	1,450 (68.9%)	222 (10.5%)	218 (10.4%)	59 (2.8%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (7.0%)	$15,110			$406			$12,920	54.5	53.1	95	3
310309000026	99	Arapahoe High School	Public	7-12	610 Walnut	Arapahoe	68922	Furnas County	Arapahoe Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 962-5458	151	15	10	54.3%	134 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$19,095			$151			$15,991	53.7	46.1	113	14
317617001559	100	Rock County High School	Public	7-12	East Hwy 20	Bassett	68714	Rock County	Rock County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 684-3411	97	11	9.1	40.2%	95 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$26,933			$315			$22,006	53	60.3	73	27

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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