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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)
317884001740	51	Winside High School	Public	7-12	203 Crawford Ave	Winside	68790	Wayne County	Winside Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 286-4465	97	15	6.4	35.1%	85 (87.6%)	3 (3.1%)	3 (3.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$25,204			$119			$20,487	73			(n/a)
317755001654	52	High School At Syracuse	Public	9-12	1500 Education Dr	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2381	217	19	11.4	23.5%	204 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$20,353			$469			$16,545	72.8	82.3	26	26
317908001754	53	Yutan High School	Public	7-12	1200 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 625-2241	225	20	11.4	20.0%	213 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$19,787			$104			$15,481	71.8	48.7	105	52
317065000969	54	Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5876 County Road P43	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 468-5591	368	24	15.3	16.6%	341 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$16,009			$195			$12,736	71.5	43.1	121	67
310012901076	55	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	190	19	10.2	27.9%	175 (92.1%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$22,874			$515			$20,455	71.2	5.3	195	140
310591000198	56	Deshler High School	Public	7-12	1402 3rd St	Deshler	68340	Thayer County	Deshler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 365-7272	117	13	8.9	34.2%	107 (91.5%)	2 (1.7%)	4 (3.4%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$23,037			$1,732			$18,840	71.2	27.5	146	90
317152001047	57	Hartington Newcastle High School	Public	7-12	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 254-3947	164	18	9.3	40.9%	154 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$22,116			$642			$18,584	70.7	84.8	21	36
310017202008	58	West Holt High School	Public	7-12	1000 N Main	Atkinson	68713	Holt County	West Holt Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 925-2890	215	20	10.5	40.5%	196 (91.2%)	3 (1.4%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,866			$274			$16,587	70.3	34.2	135	77
310008901468	59	Palmer Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	202 Commercial St	Palmer	68864	Merrick County	Palmer Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 894-3065	114	12	9.9	43.0%	102 (89.5%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,566			$566			$18,055	69.9			(n/a)
317596001549	60	Ravenna Senior High	Public	7-12	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 452-3249	169	20	8.4	42.6%	150 (88.8%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.5%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$24,393			$898			$20,491	69.1	53.4	92	32

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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