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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)
317476001341	171	Ogallala High School	Public	9-12	602 East G	Ogallala	69153	Keith County	Ogallala Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 284-4029	304	25	11.9	44.4%	248 (81.6%)	3 (1.0%)	45 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$18,799			$1,342			$15,114	21.3	37.8	131	40
310012200762	172	Sandy Creek High School	Public	9-12	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	South Central Nebraska Unified 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 726-2151	110	14	7.6	45.5%	97 (88.2%)	3 (2.7%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$28,230			$134			$24,009	21.1	25	151	21
310017001839	173	Gordon-Rushville High School	Public	9-12	810 N Oak St	Gordon	69343	Sheridan County	Gordon-Rushville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 282-1322	152	16	9.3		96 (63.2%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.1%)	$23,838			$1,089			$18,434	21	76.1	39	134
317422001292	174	Neligh-Oakdale High School	Public	7-12	600 J St	Neligh	68756	Antelope County	Neligh-Oakdale Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 887-4166	140	15	9.3	49.3%	122 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$23,373			$1,399			$20,483	20.6			(n/a)
317284001032	175	North Star High School	Public	9-12	5801 N 33rd St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1305	2,072	128	16.2	55.4%	1,115 (53.8%)	189 (9.1%)	455 (22.0%)	147 (7.1%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	156 (7.5%)	$14,100			$909			$11,452	20.3	22.7	161	14
310009500182	176	Crete High School	Public	9-12	1750 Iris Ave	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 826-5811	690	43	16.1	51.3%	233 (33.8%)	8 (1.2%)	423 (61.3%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	$12,724			$1,026			$9,122	20.1	23.3	157	19
317533001485	177	Pawnee City Secondary School	Public	7-12	729 E St	Pawnee City	68420	Pawnee County	Pawnee City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 852-2988	117	15	7.7	53.8%	115 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,059			$384			$24,927	19.7	11.8	185	8
310004101626	178	Stanton High School	Public	7-12	1007 Kingwood St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 439-2250	176	18	9.5	39.8%	156 (88.6%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$27,150			$282			$22,315	19.6			(n/a)
317257001117	179	Kimball Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	901 S Nadine St	Kimball	69145	Kimball County	Kimball Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 235-4861	167	15	11.1	44.9%	140 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$25,097			$323			$18,834	19.4	22.2	165	14
316984000913	180	Dorchester High School	Public	7-12	506 W 9th	Dorchester	68343	Saline County	Dorchester Public School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 946-2781	91	10	8.6	44.0%	54 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$21,461			$766			$18,285	19.3			(n/a)

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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.