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)
317416001286	131	Nebraska City High School	Public	9-12	141 Steinhart Park Rd	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 873-3360	418	28	14.7	52.2%	298 (71.3%)	4 (1.0%)	101 (24.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$16,121			$426			$11,696	24	10.7	201	70
310002201330	132	North Platte High School	Public	9-12	1220 West 2nd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7105	1,189	67	17.8	43.4%	917 (77.1%)	17 (1.4%)	202 (17.0%)	12 (1.0%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.7%)	$16,257			$916			$12,343	23.8	9.1	202	70
310534000168	133	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	1,295	77	16.9	53.4%	616 (47.6%)	21 (1.6%)	617 (47.6%)	12 (0.9%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.6%)	$12,691			$850			$10,159	23.7	22.3	169	36
310336000044	134	Aurora High School	Public	9-12	300 M St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 694-6923	372	35	10.5	36.3%	328 (88.2%)	6 (1.6%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	$20,677			$321			$17,614	23	42	123	11
317671001601	135	Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1100 19th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	334	25	13.3	46.1%	280 (83.8%)	4 (1.2%)	31 (9.3%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$16,319			$635			$12,637	23	27.4	158	23
317494001454	136	Ord Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	320 N 19th	Ord	68862	Valley County	Ord Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 728-3241	243	26	9.2	41.6%	232 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,944			$1,553			$13,680	22.5	15.2	191	55
317686001616	137	South Sioux High School	Public	9-12	3301 G St	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 494-2433	1,172	71	16.5	70.9%	164 (14.0%)	89 (7.6%)	798 (68.1%)	42 (3.6%)	31 (2.6%)	16 (1.4%)	32 (2.7%)	$15,084			$886			$12,732	22	15.6	190	53
310012901076	138	Twin River Senior High School	Public	7-12	816 Willard Ave	Genoa	68640	Nance County	Twin River Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 993-2911	185	20	9.4	34.6%	165 (89.2%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$22,874			$515			$20,455	21.3	71.2	55	83
317566001523	139	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	484	39	12.3	36.0%	424 (87.6%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.4%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$17,677			$365			$14,124	21.1	26.7	161	22
310013201258	140	Thayer Central High School	Public	7-12	930 Eads Ave	Hebron	68370	Thayer County	Thayer Central Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 768-6117	188	15	12.1	30.9%	183 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,884			$230			$17,154	21.1	65.8	71	69

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