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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)
317321001204	81	Northeast Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 S 5th St	Lyons	68038	Burt County	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 687-2349	124	11	10.9	48.4%	103 (83.1%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,938			$2,090			$21,220	61.7			(n/a)
310013001182	82	Cross County High School	Public	9-12	1270 123rd Rd	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 764-5521	123	13	9.4	30.1%	112 (91.1%)	2 (1.6%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$23,142			$323			$18,927	61.7	19.2	171	89
310563000184	83	Crofton High School	Public	7-12	89048 N Hwy 121	Crofton	68730	Knox County	Crofton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 388-2440	178	19	9.1	22.5%	168 (94.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	$23,353			$548			$19,521	61	55.6	88	5
310007300032	84	Arnold High School	Public	7-12	405 N Haskell	Arnold	69120	Custer County	Arnold Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 848-2226	71	8	9.2	35.2%	68 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,220			$102			$22,641	60.4			(n/a)
310007601585	85	Scribner-Snyder Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 Pebble	Scribner	68057	Dodge County	Scribner-Snyder Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 664-2567	66	13	5	53.0%	54 (81.8%)	2 (3.0%)	8 (12.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$39,193			$1,955			$34,476	60.4			(n/a)
317347001222	86	Mc Cook Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 W 7th St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-5422	464	31	14.9	35.3%	410 (88.4%)	7 (1.5%)	36 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$15,663			$511			$13,143	60.2	71.7	47	39
310012100750	87	Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary	Public	7-12	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 845-6531	210	22	9.5	22.9%	198 (94.3%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$21,701			$492			$18,691	59.7	64.1	65	22
310000401122	88	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School	Public	9-12	502 Wakefield St	Laurel	68745	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 256-3133	132	16	8.4	35.6%	122 (92.4%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$26,024			$610			$21,586	59.2	84.1	23	65
317284001162	89	Lincoln Southeast High School	Public	9-12	2930 S 37th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1304	1,929	116	16.6	16.5%	1,368 (70.9%)	97 (5.0%)	217 (11.2%)	29 (1.5%)	13 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)	198 (10.3%)	$13,869			$617			$11,568	59	61.5	70	19
317824001686	90	Wakefield High School	Public	7-12	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Dixon County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-2012	225	19	11.7	59.6%	89 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,801			$891			$16,380	58.2	58.2	79	11

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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

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.