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Alliance High School

Public Grades 9-12
96th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 146 Nebraska High Schools
Better than 34% of Nebraska high schools
Summary

Alliance High School is a public high school located in Alliance, Nebraska, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 460 students. The school is part of the Alliance Public Schools district, which is ranked 104 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, reaching $18,193 in 2023-2024, Alliance High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in ACT proficiency rates for 11th-grade students across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In comparison, the nearby Hemingford High School, which is part of the Hemingford Public Schools district (ranked 40 out of 115 in Nebraska), has significantly higher ACT proficiency rates.

Additionally, Alliance High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.2% to 25.0% over the past few years, which is higher than the 19.3% rate at Hemingford High School. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Alliance High School, ranging from 42.32% to 49.08%, suggests that the school may be facing socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting academic performance.

451
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,010
Per pupil spending ?
46.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1450 Box Butte
       Alliance, NE  69301

(308) 762-3359

District: Alliance Public Schools


Feeder schools for Alliance High School:

Elementary:    Emerson Elementary School
    Grandview Elementary School
Middle:    Alliance Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
61.6%
Hispanic:
26.4%
Two or more races:
5.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg48%
Nebraska avg44%
96th of 146
Nebraska public high schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
105th of 118Alliance Public Schools among Nebraska districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202542.096 of 14634.2%★★☆☆☆
202424.2130 of 16822.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.1186 of 21513.5%★☆☆☆☆
202211.8186 of 2027.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.7152 of 20927.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.2181 of 21716.6%★☆☆☆☆
201811.3202 of 2197.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.9206 of 2195.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201626.7198 of 24619.5%★☆☆☆☆
201532.1193 of 24220.2%★☆☆☆☆
201420.6215 of 24713.0%★☆☆☆☆
201335.0186 of 24724.7%★☆☆☆☆
201217.8225 of 2458.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201110.6236 of 2526.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201022.0228 of 2498.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200919.3242 of 2513.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200824.8234 of 2527.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200738.0194 of 24721.5%★☆☆☆☆
200628.6218 of 24912.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202558.428 of 6657.6%★★★☆☆
202439.059 of 9336.6%★★☆☆☆
202320.6112 of 13617.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.9114 of 13213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202129.5101 of 13826.8%★☆☆☆☆
201918.5118 of 14216.9%★☆☆☆☆
201814.8130 of 1449.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202457.113 of 3360.6%★★★☆☆
202389.65 of 4187.8%★★★★★
202269.611 of 4173.2%★★★★☆
201913.541 of 434.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202564.114 of 4165.9%★★★☆☆
202438.837 of 6240.3%★★☆☆☆
202326.065 of 8927.0%★☆☆☆☆
202233.051 of 7431.1%★★☆☆☆
202136.351 of 8338.6%★★☆☆☆
201923.166 of 8219.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202538.242 of 6636.4%★★☆☆☆
202421.372 of 9322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202315.5118 of 13512.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.1120 of 13511.1%★☆☆☆☆
202125.799 of 13023.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.5113 of 14019.3%★☆☆☆☆
201812.0129 of 1386.5%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202542.170 of 11338.1%★★☆☆☆
202430.988 of 12529.6%★★☆☆☆
202310.6190 of 2067.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.4188 of 1964.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202138.3125 of 20037.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.4156 of 20724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201812.5189 of 2057.8%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+32 vs school
Hispanic (2024)61st percentile+38 vs school
Female (2025)58th percentile+23 vs school
White (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)36th percentile~ school
By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?
Science50%~ state avg
English Language Arts49%+6 vs state
Mathematics47%+5 vs state

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Alliance High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emerson Elementary School
Elementary : Grandview Elementary School
Middle : Alliance Middle School

Students at Alliance High School are 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Alliance High School.

Alliance High School ranks 96th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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