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
31	Gordon-Rushville High School	Public	9-12	810 N Oak St	Gordon	69343	Sheridan County	Gordon-Rushville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 282-1322	125	14	8.6		79 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (17.6%)	$27,976			$1,727			$21,205	76	74.4	40	9		310017001839
32	Auburn High School	Public	9-12	1829 Central Ave	Auburn	68305	Nemaha County	Auburn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 274-4328	258	20	12.8	34.5%	242 (93.8%)	5 (1.9%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$20,954			$352			$18,582	75.7	67.3	58	26		310333000038
33	Bennington High School	Public	9-12	16610 Bennington Road	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2447	1,068	69	15.4	11.7%	893 (83.6%)	48 (4.5%)	44 (4.1%)	35 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.3%)	$12,413			$38			$10,446	75.6	85.1	18	15		310399000078
34	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	189	19	10.1	29.6%	171 (90.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$23,055			$394			$20,878	75.2	21.3	138	104		310012901076
35	Millard North High School	Public	9-12	1010 S 144th St	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1365	2,572	149	17.3	21.5%	1,756 (68.3%)	120 (4.7%)	244 (9.5%)	301 (11.7%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	138 (5.4%)	$12,470			$155			$10,780	74.9	74.6	39	4		317374001252
36	Wisner-Pilger High School	Public	7-12	801 18th St	Wisner	68791	Cuming County	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 529-3249	190	21	9.2	43.2%	155 (81.6%)	2 (1.1%)	27 (14.2%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$25,246			$00			$20,189	74.9	11.5	153	117		310000801734
37	Battle Creek High School	Public	7-12	605 West Martin St	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 675-3705	292	21	13.6	16.8%	270 (92.5%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,873			$61			$14,720	74.7	64.1	68	31		310354000055
38	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	120	17	7.1	32.5%	103 (85.8%)	3 (2.5%)	6 (5.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$26,611			$2,119			$21,854	74.5			(n/a)		310591000198
39	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	208	21	9.9	33.2%	186 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$21,525			$194			$18,626	74.3	75	38	1		310017202008
40	Cozad High School	Public	9-12	1710 Meridian Ave	Cozad	69130	Dawson County	Cozad Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 784-2744	248	24	10.5	46.0%	172 (69.4%)	2 (0.8%)	56 (22.6%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	5 (2.0%)	$23,221			$87			$18,736	74.2	51.6	89	49		310546000173

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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.
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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.