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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)
317389001269	101	Mitchell Secondary School	Public	7-12	1819 19th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 623-1707	268	24	11.3	44.8%	213 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$18,551			$377			$15,644	52.1	38.3	130	29
310009000057	102	Bayard Secondary School	Public	7-12	726 4th Ave	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 586-1700	158	14	11.3	51.3%	115 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$25,844			$1,973			$19,726	51	30.8	142	40
310011500572	103	North Bend Central High School	Public	9-12	1320 Walnut St	North Bend	68649	Dodge County	North Bend Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 652-3268	226	18	12.2	28.3%	213 (94.2%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$23,736			$274			$17,680	50.8	77.8	34	69
310279000006	104	Ainsworth High School	Public	9-12	520 E 2nd St	Ainsworth	69210	Brown County	Ainsworth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 387-2082	119	17	7.2	47.9%	102 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$29,197			$1,199			$24,124	50.6	44.6	117	13
317527001478	105	Papillion La Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	303 E Cary St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0400	1,893	116	16.3	29.2%	1,359 (71.8%)	104 (5.5%)	270 (14.3%)	59 (3.1%)	10 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	87 (4.6%)	$12,716			$160			$10,625	50.6	65.9	59	46
310015701827	106	Perkins County Junior- Senior High School	Public	7-12	740 Sherman Ave	Grant	69140	Perkins County	Perkins County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 352-4735	169	17	9.8	32.0%	145 (85.8%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,149			$429			$20,457	50.3	83.4	24	82
317458001333	107	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	2710 N North Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6394	703	51	13.7	24.8%	574 (81.7%)	5 (0.7%)	90 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$13,911			$192			$12,431	49.9	42.5	124	17
317161001059	108	Hay Springs High School	Public	9-12	407 N Baker St	Hay Springs	69347	Sheridan County	Hay Springs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 638-4434	58	7	8.5	41.4%	48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.9%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.2%)	$24,446			$745			$20,438	48.2	61.8	69	39
317698001622	109	St Edward High School	Public	7-12	601 Clark St	Saint Edward	68660	Boone County	St Edward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 678-2282	78	10	7.6	42.3%	60 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (21.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,429			$1,024			$21,762	48.1			(n/a)
310516000151	110	Clarkson Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	649 Cherry St	Clarkson	68629	Colfax County	Clarkson Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 892-3454	116	13	8.9	35.3%	106 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$23,730			$188			$19,419	47.5			(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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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