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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)
310360000058	111	Beatrice High School	Public	9-12	600 Orange Blvd	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 223-1515	644	39	16.5	43.2%	556 (86.3%)	7 (1.1%)	56 (8.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$14,398			$344			$11,530	47.1	51.2	102	9
310001000022	112	Anselmo-Merna High School	Public	7-12	750 N Conway St	Merna	68856	Custer County	Anselmo-Merna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 643-2224	96	12	8.2	28.1%	95 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,739			$680			$19,628	46.3	88.2	14	98
310018301090	113	Howells Senior High School	Public	7-12	417 Center Street	Howells	68641	Colfax County	Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 986-1621	146	15	9.5	34.9%	124 (84.9%)	1 (0.7%)	21 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,200			$150			$17,325	46	59.2	75	38
310009901671	114	Centennial Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 Centennial	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 534-2321	148	0		31.1%	139 (93.9%)	4 (2.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,916			$539			$22,409	45.4	30.9	141	27
317854001705	115	Weeping Water High School	Public	9-12	204 West O	Weeping Water	68463	Cass County	Weeping Water Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 267-4265	107	10	10.9	35.5%	99 (92.5%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,479			$597			$24,597	45.2	64.2	64	51
310000200192	116	David City Secondary School	Public	7-12	750 D St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 367-3187	308	27	11.6	45.8%	250 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,187			$930			$17,579	45.1	64.4	62	54
317872001729	117	Wilber-Clatonia High School	Public	9-12	900 South Franklin Street	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 821-2058	187	13	14.7	29.4%	154 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,538			$469			$15,145	44.9	28.4	144	27
317752001650	118	Sutton Secondary School	Public	7-12	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 773-4303	180	18	9.9	32.8%	142 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,291			$109			$15,840	44.5	59.1	76	42
317383001266	119	Minden High School	Public	9-12	622 West Third	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2254	264			35.6%	226 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$20,211			$427			$15,434	43.8	23.5	156	37
317734001642	120	Junior-Senior High At Sumner	Public	7-12	205 E 5th Ave	Sumner	68878	Dawson County	Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 752-2925	107	11	10	55.1%	88 (82.2%)	1 (0.9%)	16 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$22,376			$742			$18,702	43.4	38.5	128	8

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.