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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)
317011002240	1	Elkhorn South High School	Public	9-12	20303 Blue Sage Parkway	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0616	1,428	88	16.1	5.2%	1,243 (87.0%)	20 (1.4%)	49 (3.4%)	69 (4.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	41 (2.9%)	$11,687			$137			$9,956	98.7	99.6	1
310012400853	2	Bruning-Davenport High School	Public	9-12	340 Carroll St	Bruning	68322	Thayer County	Bruning-Davenport Unified Sys	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 353-4685	51	10	5.2	35.3%	48 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,900			$252			$29,297	96.8	46.4	111	109
317011002413	3	Elkhorn North High School	Public	9-12	17800 George Miller Parkway	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0322	946	62	15.3	10.7%	763 (80.7%)	28 (3.0%)	50 (5.3%)	67 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.6%)	$13,113			$141			$10,905	96.8	97.5	2	1
317503001460	4	Osmond High School	Public	7-12	202 W Prairie St	Osmond	68765	Pierce County	Osmond Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 748-3777	81	8	10	27.2%	78 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,641			$430			$22,351	96.7	86.4	18	14
310199201992	5	Elmwood-Murdock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Wyoming St	Murdock	68407	Cass County	Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 867-2341	168	20	8.5	16.7%	162 (96.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,509			$50			$18,616	96.6	62.5	67	62
310001500122	6	Cambridge High School	Public	9-12	1003 Nelson St	Cambridge	69022	Furnas County	Cambridge Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 697-3322	86	12	7.3	48.8%	83 (96.5%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,638			$432			$23,334	94.9	36.3	133	127
310011700602	7	Heartland Community High School	Public	7-12	1501 Front St	Henderson	68371	York County	Heartland Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 723-4434	156	14	11.3	28.8%	142 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,443			$1,219			$17,606	94.7	59	78	71
310597000201	8	Tri County Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Saline County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 683-2015	192	17	11	34.9%	178 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$24,036			$224			$18,891	93.7	44.8	116	108
317577001531	9	Ponca High School	Public	7-12	505 3rd St	Ponca	68770	Dixon County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 755-5701	190	18	10.2	19.5%	177 (93.2%)	4 (2.1%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,299			$153			$16,050	91.7	96	4	5
317593001546	10	Randolph High School	Public	7-12	207 N Pierce St	Randolph	68771	Cedar County	Randolph Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 337-0252	106	13	8	34.9%	100 (94.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$30,810			$1,274			$20,733	90	86.3	19	9

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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