Best High Schools in Nebraska

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 146)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
111	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%)	$18,782			$1,049			$15,024	29	57.9	74	37		317872001729
112	Centennial Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 Centennial	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 534-2321	151	21	7.2	30.5%	140 (92.7%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,826			$194			$23,673	28	44.1	102	10		310009901671
113	Norfolk Senior High School	Public	9-12	801 Riverside Blvd	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2529	1,359	86	15.8	45.2%	830 (61.1%)	22 (1.6%)	403 (29.7%)	7 (0.5%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (5.2%)	$14,421			$276			$11,982	27.8	25	128	15		317443001311
114	Freeman High School	Public	7-12	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 988-2525	220	18	12.4	13.2%	212 (96.4%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,710			$141			$15,850	27.1	56.4	77	37		310011600593
115	Hastings Senior High School	Public	9-12	1100 W 14th St	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 461-7550	991	68	14.5	54.1%	643 (64.9%)	12 (1.2%)	285 (28.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	$15,910			$313			$12,953	26.6	13.3	151	36		317158001051
116	Standing Bear High School	Public	9-12	11100 South 70th Street	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 436-1315	631	40	15.9	16.2%	509 (80.7%)	17 (2.7%)	43 (6.8%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$31,156			$931			$21,225	25.7			(n/a)		317284002457
117	York High School	Public	9-12	1005 Duke Dr	York	68467	York County	York Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 362-6655	498	30	16.6	36.5%	390 (78.3%)	8 (1.6%)	84 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$18,204			$816			$13,987	24.9	19.8	142	25		317905001917
118	Boyd County High School (Spencer)	Public	9-12	106 E Greig St	Spencer	68777	Boyd County	Boyd County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 589-1333	97	12	8.2	47.4%	80 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)	$23,802			$1,173			$19,728	24.4			(n/a)		310018702354
119	Scottsbluff Senior High School	Public	9-12	313 E 27th St	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-6230	1,064	64	16.7	53.9%	563 (52.9%)	7 (0.7%)	449 (42.2%)	9 (0.8%)	23 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	$16,976			$1,289			$13,190	23.1	11	154	35		317647001582
120	Logan View Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2163 County Road G	Hooper	68031	Dodge County	Logan View Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 654-3317	262	24	10.8	28.2%	241 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$19,282			$660			$14,818	21.5	40.4	108	12		310011400547

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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 30, 2025, 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:

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

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.