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
41	Milford High School	Public	7-12	301 G Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 761-2525	379	32	11.9	22.4%	341 (90.0%)	9 (2.4%)	19 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,679			$305			$15,637	74	64.9	66	25		317371001239
42	Lakeview High School	Public	9-12	3744 83rd St	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-8518	344	26	13	32.0%	241 (70.1%)	2 (0.6%)	94 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$18,711			$283			$14,942	72.9	45.1	101	59		310011200483
43	Wahoo High School	Public	9-12	2201 N Locust	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 443-4332	341	25	13.5	22.6%	302 (88.6%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$21,348			$1,105			$14,381	70.9	79.2	27	16		317821001682
44	Mc Cook Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 W 7th St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-5422	448	32	14	29.0%	399 (89.1%)	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$16,964			$417			$14,472	70.2	53.3	84	40		317347001222
45	Platteview Senior High School	Public	9-12	14801 S 108th St	Springfield	68059	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 339-3606	387	34	11.4	12.1%	346 (89.4%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.9%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$22,035			$501			$17,822	70.2	45.6	99	54		317563001514
46	Norris High School	Public	9-12	25211 S 68th St	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 791-0010	736	49	15	6.0%	670 (91.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	$14,169			$106			$11,990	69.8	67.3	57	11		310008801318
47	Wilcox-Hildreth Junior/Senior High School	Public	9-12	404 E Sapp St	Wilcox	68982	Kearney County	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 478-5265	76	12	6.1		72 (94.7%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,320			$269			$23,946	69.8	53.9	81	34		310013401368
48	Holdrege High School	Public	9-12	600 12th Ave	Holdrege	68949	Phelps County	Holdrege Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 995-6558	337	29	11.6	33.8%	280 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$20,048			$118			$16,447	69.3	49.6	92	44		317194001074
49	Ravenna Senior High	Public	7-12	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 452-3249	170	20	8.4	32.9%	153 (90.0%)	6 (3.5%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,394			$610			$20,456	68	56	78	29		317596001549
50	Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary	Public	7-12	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 845-6531	221	20	10.9	19.0%	206 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$23,360			$1,316			$19,267	67.7	83.4	20	30		310012100750

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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.

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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.