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Best Public Schools in Saline County, NE

At a glance

Schools

3,127

Students

Districts

Top rankedCrete Intermediate School206^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Crete Intermediate School up 64 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Friend High Schools 8.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)							NSCAS Mathematics (2025)							NSCAS Science (2025)			ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crete Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	309 E 11th St	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5822	438	31	14.3	66.0%	142 (32.4%)	2 (0.5%)	273 (62.3%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)																					$20,143	$1,569	$16,881
Crete High School	Public	9-12	1750 Iris Ave	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 826-5811	705	47	15.0	62.8%	228 (32.3%)	8 (1.1%)	443 (62.8%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	12.4	129^th of 146 public high schools	11.6%		11.7	152^nd of 168 public high schools	9.5%	23																		35.5	25.3	37.4	$17,058	$517	$14,007
Crete Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 E 15th St	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5844	471	28	16.7	65.2%	148 (31.4%)	6 (1.3%)	297 (63.1%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	33.9	95^th of 133 public middle schools	28.6%		46.9	122^nd of 200 public middle schools	39.0%	27				56.1	51.3	64.2	57.4				48.4	44.8	55.8	49.8		87.9	87.9				$16,293	$1,473	$12,833
Crete Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1700 Glenwood Ave	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5833	455	32	14.1	70.5%	156 (34.3%)	3 (0.7%)	278 (61.1%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	38.3	206^th of 294 public elementary schools	29.9%		45.8	270^th of 428 public elementary schools	36.9%	64	49.0	53.6	56.6				53.2	51.0	66.7	69.8				62.7	90.6		90.6				$16,594	$1,419	$13,591
Crete Success Academy	Public	9-12	1500 E 15th Street	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 826-5811	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Friend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 Main St	Friend	68359	Saline County	Friend Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 947-2781	127	11	11.3	23.6%	116 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)							51.5							60.6							$24,615	$1,549	$19,413
Friend High Schools	Public	7-12	501 Main St	Friend	68359	Saline County	Friend Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 947-2781	100	11	8.9	19.0%	92 (92.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$27,243	$25	$21,818
Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 W 9th	Dorchester	68343	Saline County	Dorchester Public School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 946-2781	141	12	11.8	36.9%	93 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)	76.2						54.3							47.1							$22,142	$841	$18,556
Dorchester High School	Public	7-12	506 W 9th	Dorchester	68343	Saline County	Dorchester Public School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 946-2781	89	9	9.4	49.4%	51 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)							68.8														$24,976	$437	$21,564
Elementary School At Wilber	Public	PK, KG-5	900 South Franklin Street	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 821-2141	254	20	12.7	34.3%	199 (78.3%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (17.3%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)							51.4			71.4				67.6	88.1		88.1				$18,205	$760	$15,431
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	193	14	13.6	32.6%	154 (79.8%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (12.4%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	29	111^th of 146 public high schools	24.0%		57.9	74^th of 168 public high schools	56.0%	37																		53.1	34.7	36.7	$20,820	$134	$17,827
Wilber-Clatonia Middle School	Public	6-8	900 South Franklin St	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 821-2058	154	10	14.6	36.4%	119 (77.3%)	2 (1.3%)	20 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	18.1	113^th of 133 public middle schools	15.0%		27.8	159^th of 200 public middle schools	20.5%	46				39.6	50.0	59.2	49.7														$12,418	$214	$11,069

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

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