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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)
310342000047	61	Axtell High School	Public	7-12	500 Main St	Axtell	68924	Kearney County	Axtell Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 743-2415	135	14	9.7	31.1%	126 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$21,117			$264			$17,939	69	97.4	3	58
317233501099	62	High School At Johnson	Public	7-12	310 Main St	Johnson	68378	Nemaha County	Johnson-Brock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 868-5235	161	14	11.7	32.9%	154 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,723			$754			$13,431	68.9	91.6	12	50
317284001033	63	Southwest High School	Public	9-12	7001 S 14th St	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1306	2,171	110	19.7	26.4%	1,648 (75.9%)	97 (4.5%)	207 (9.5%)	82 (3.8%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (6.0%)	$12,215			$451			$10,150	68.8	69.9	51	12
317656001591	64	Seward High School	Public	9-12	532 Northern Heights	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2988	501	39	12.9	18.8%	462 (92.2%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$17,889			$161			$14,455	68.8	76.8	37	27
310016501786	65	Douglas County West High School	Public	9-12	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 359-2121	300	26	11.3	23.7%	259 (86.3%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$19,052			$725			$17,420	68.7	52.3	99	34
317122001035	66	Gretna High School	Public	9-12	11335 S 204th Street	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-3936	1,729	99	17.5	10.6%	1,546 (89.4%)	24 (1.4%)	108 (6.2%)	19 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.4%)	$12,138			$39			$10,649	68.2	87	16	50
310018702354	67	Boyd County High School (Spencer)	Public	9-12	106 E Greig St	Spencer	68777	Boyd County	Boyd County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 589-1333	95	12	7.9	53.7%	81 (85.3%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$26,035			$699			$22,168	68.1	64.3	63	4
310282000008	68	Boone Central High School	Public	9-12	605 S 6th St	Albion	68620	Boone County	Boone Central Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 395-2134	198	20	10.1	33.3%	179 (90.4%)	3 (1.5%)	11 (5.6%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,188			$858			$18,534	67.9	59.1	76	8
317305001192	69	Louisville High School	Public	9-12	202 W 3rd	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 234-3585	188	18	10.7	19.7%	175 (93.1%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,025			$366			$17,484	67.3	61	71	2
310414000093	70	Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	311 E Benton	Bloomfield	68718	Knox County	Bloomfield Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 373-4800	136	14	9.9	44.9%	112 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.2%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,899			$884			$18,740	67.2	70.6	49	21

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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