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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1	Elkhorn South High School	Public	9-12	20303 Blue Sage Parkway	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0616	1,434	87	16.4	6.1%	1,209 (84.3%)	24 (1.7%)	62 (4.3%)	92 (6.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.7%)	$13,480	$136	$11,265	96.8	95.9	4	3	317011002240
2	Elkhorn North High School	Public	9-12	17800 George Miller Parkway	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0322	1,050	66	15.8	11.5%	788 (75.0%)	46 (4.4%)	68 (6.5%)	102 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.2%)	$14,403	$138	$11,843	95.4	94.4	8	6	317011002413
3	Mead High School	Public	7-12	114 N Vine	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 624-3435	112	13	8.9	26.8%	103 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,870	$275	$25,007	93.4	73.7	43	40	317359001231
4	Crofton High School	Public	7-12	89048 N Hwy 121	Crofton	68730	Knox County	Crofton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 388-2440	171	18	9.6	22.2%	164 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$25,079	$428	$21,585	93	59.9	71	67	310563000184
5	Cross County High School	Public	9-12	1270 123rd Rd	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 764-5521	120	14	8.5	26.7%	104 (86.7%)	4 (3.3%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$25,694	$300	$21,086	92.6	65.6	62	57	310013001182
6	Tri County Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Jefferson County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 683-2015	189	17	11.3	23.3%	178 (94.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$26,448	$154	$21,314	92	86.9	13	7	310597000201
7	High School At Johnson	Public	9-12	310 Main St	Johnson	68378	Nemaha County	Johnson-Brock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 868-5235	118	10	11.5	29.7%	115 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,314	$799	$18,296	91.4	95.6	6	1	317233501099
8	Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5876 County Road P43	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 468-5591	382	26	14.6	15.7%	355 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$17,263	$215	$14,047	90.4	79.2	28	20	317065000969
9	Hitchcock County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	318 West D	Trenton	69044	Hitchcock County	Hitchcock County School System	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 334-5575	118	12	10	41.5%	103 (87.3%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.1%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$30,225	$390	$23,648	90.3			(n/a)	310012001562
10	Humphrey Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 923-1230	132	12	10.8	16.7%	130 (98.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,190	$602	$18,518	89.8	91.8	10		317215001094
11	Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	157	16	9.8	17.2%	148 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$19,637	$1,020	$14,445	89.5	52.8	86	75	310007000019
12	Pender High School	Public	7-12	609 Whitney St	Pender	68047	Thurston County	Pender Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 385-3244	191	14	13.4	39.3%	167 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$18,428	$00	$16,010	88.3	85.7	17	5	317539001489
13	High School At Syracuse	Public	9-12	1500 Education Dr	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2381	228	20	11.5	19.7%	213 (93.4%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$20,292	$271	$17,371	88.2	61.3	69	56	317755001654
14	Junior-Senior High School At Palmyra	Public	9-12	425 F St	Palmyra	68418	Otoe County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 780-5327	181	24	7.4	18.2%	171 (94.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$32,569	$167	$26,917	87.7	66.9	60	46	317521001470
15	Elkhorn High School	Public	9-12	1401 Veterans Dr	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-4239	769	53	14.5	18.5%	625 (81.3%)	10 (1.3%)	62 (8.1%)	36 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	$17,081	$138	$14,083	86.8	79.7	26	11	317011000927
16	Kimball Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	901 S Nadine St	Kimball	69145	Kimball County	Kimball Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 235-4861	170	15	10.9		144 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$25,967	$341	$19,809	85.3			(n/a)	317257001117
17	Seward High School	Public	9-12	532 Northern Heights	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2988	511	39	13.2	14.7%	472 (92.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$18,626	$92	$15,251	85	79.7	24	7	317656001591
18	Plainview Secondary School	Public	7-12	301 W Pilcher	Plainview	68769	Pierce County	Plainview Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 582-4991	151	16	9.7	39.1%	134 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$27,219	$266	$21,524	82.8	96.6	3	15	317557001498
19	Hershey High School	Public	7-12	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 368-5573	239	20	12.2	32.6%	218 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$18,604	$254	$16,159	82.6	65.4	64	45	317182001067
20	Chadron Senior High School	Public	9-12	901 Cedar	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 432-0707	242	24	10.1	32.2%	192 (79.3%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.8%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$22,268	$346	$18,651	82.5	86.6	14	6	310498000138
21	Gretna East High School	Public	9-12	18102 Lincoln Road	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 332-3342	1,009	68	14.7	6.9%	867 (85.9%)	24 (2.4%)	67 (6.6%)	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	$20,940	$206	$16,237	80.9			(n/a)	317122002459
22	Pierce Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 N Sunset	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 329-6217	340	25	13.5	18.5%	314 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$17,848	$17	$14,551	80.8	76.9	35	13	317551001495
23	Adams Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 S Adams Central Rd	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Adams Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 463-3285	452	37	12.1	12.6%	421 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$22,773	$00	$19,713	80.7	67.3	59	36	310277000003
24	Arlington High School	Public	7-12	705 N 9th	Arlington	68002	Washington County	Arlington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 478-4171	330	27	12	24.5%	307 (93.0%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,233	$153	$15,500	79.8	73.5	45	21	310313000030
25	Sutton Secondary School	Public	7-12	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 773-4303	174	18	9.8	29.3%	135 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$20,016	$69	$16,458	78.9	46.4	98	73	317752001650
26	St Paul Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 754-4433	277	23	11.9	26.0%	256 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$19,135	$00	$15,974	78.7	79.7	25	1	310008502369
27	O'Neill High School	Public	7-12	540 E Hynes	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 336-1544	338	33	10.1	44.1%	273 (80.8%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$21,681	$154	$18,276	78.1	33.8	118	91	317485001448
28	Millard West High School	Public	9-12	5710 S 176 Ave	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6000	2,344	135	17.3	17.0%	1,897 (80.9%)	48 (2.0%)	180 (7.7%)	119 (5.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	95 (4.1%)	$13,125	$239	$11,127	77.9	78	33	5	317374000242
29	Thayer Central High School	Public	7-12	930 Eads Ave	Hebron	68370	Thayer County	Thayer Central Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 768-6117	191	17	11.3	18.8%	184 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$22,078	$35	$19,044	76.4	21.1	140	111	310013201258
30	Lincoln East High School	Public	9-12	1000 S 70th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1302	1,982	116	17.1	19.4%	1,520 (76.7%)	44 (2.2%)	178 (9.0%)	108 (5.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (6.5%)	$14,794	$251	$12,502	76.2	72	47	17	317284001159
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%)	$29,569	$424	$23,844	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%)	$20,369	$28	$18,466	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%)	$12,737	$45	$10,838	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%)	$22,003	$165	$19,718	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%)	$12,603	$238	$10,811	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%)	$24,398	$91	$19,245	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%)	$17,511	$336	$15,395	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%)	$25,385	$1,106	$19,902	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%)	$22,668	$148	$19,848	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%)	$22,695	$25	$18,828	74.2	51.6	89	49	310546000173
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%)	$19,639	$00	$15,884	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%)	$18,570	$71	$15,116	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%)	$20,921	$327	$14,922	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%)	$17,427	$310	$15,068	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%)	$22,199	$336	$18,122	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%)	$14,839	$00	$12,629	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%)	$37,100	$172	$32,760	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%)	$20,019	$118	$16,555	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%)	$26,021	$474	$22,275	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%)	$20,242	$82	$17,623	67.7	83.4	20	30	310012100750
51	Hemingford High School	Public	7-12	911 Niobrara Ave	Hemingford	69348	Box Butte County	Hemingford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 487-3328	174	19	9.3	24.7%	147 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.2%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$21,335	$275	$19,235	66.5			(n/a)	317173001063
52	North Bend Central High School	Public	9-12	1320 Walnut St	North Bend	68649	Dodge County	North Bend Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 652-3268	174	17	10.4	21.3%	163 (93.7%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$28,869	$375	$21,709	66.3	69.2	53	1	310011500572
53	Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Howard County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	190	23	8.4	31.6%	168 (88.4%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$24,223	$202	$19,937	66.2	57.2	75	22	316295000818
54	Waverly High School	Public	9-12	13401 Amberly Rd	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 786-2765	679	46	14.8	15.3%	122 (18.0%)	4 (0.6%)	548 (80.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$16,218	$255	$13,677	64.9	75.7	36	18	310002101699
55	Dundy County Stratton High School	Public	7-12	400 9th Ave West	Benkelman	69021	Dundy County	Dundy County Stratton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 423-2738	126	15	8.3		103 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$31,897	$113	$26,058	64.4			(n/a)	310007701885
56	Douglas County West High School	Public	9-12	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 359-2121	326	27	11.9	22.1%	290 (89.0%)	4 (1.2%)	20 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$17,695	$306	$16,541	63.2	52.4	87	31	310016501786
57	Southwest High School	Public	9-12	7001 S 14th St	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1306	2,110	107	19.7	22.2%	1,546 (73.3%)	101 (4.8%)	221 (10.5%)	81 (3.8%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (7.4%)	$13,707	$198	$11,413	63.1	58.2	73	16	317284001033
58	Wayne High School	Public	9-12	611 W 7th St	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 375-3150	323	22	14.7	28.2%	233 (72.1%)	8 (2.5%)	73 (22.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$17,846	$303	$15,052	62.6	70.5	51	7	317852001702
59	Louisville High School	Public	9-12	202 W 3rd	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 234-3585	207	19	10.8	13.5%	194 (93.7%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,370	$326	$16,163	61.7	68.6	54	5	317305001192
60	Wakefield High School	Public	7-12	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Wayne County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-2012	234	21	11.2	53.8%	89 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,908	$884	$17,421	61.6	29.7	123	63	317824001686
61	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	2710 N North Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6394	680	48	14	15.6%	561 (82.5%)	4 (0.6%)	96 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$15,438	$122	$13,912	61.4	57	76	15	317458001333
62	Gretna High School	Public	9-12	11335 S 204th Street	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-3936	955	65	14.7	12.6%	827 (86.6%)	10 (1.0%)	79 (8.3%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	$17,398	$206	$14,325	61.4	54.3	79	17	317122001035
63	Wood River Rural High School	Public	9-12	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	145	16	8.9	40.7%	111 (76.6%)	3 (2.1%)	28 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$47,329	$853	$38,115	61.3	71.8	48	15	317894001744
64	Papillion La Vista South High School	Public	9-12	10799 Hwy 370	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 829-4600	2,038	120	16.9	18.2%	1,565 (76.8%)	85 (4.2%)	207 (10.2%)	39 (1.9%)	11 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	123 (6.0%)	$14,103	$89	$12,103	59.5	73.5	44	20	317527001389
65	Central City High School	Public	9-12	1510 28th St	Central City	68826	Merrick County	Central City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 946-3086	243	22	11	31.7%	224 (92.2%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$23,813	$125	$19,268	58.4	87.5	12	53	310492000129
66	Kearney High School	Public	9-12	2702 West 11th Street	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8060	1,663	91	18.1	28.9%	1,305 (78.5%)	39 (2.3%)	269 (16.2%)	16 (1.0%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	20 (1.2%)	$14,915	$162	$12,253	58	52.8	85	19	317239001105
67	Mitchell Secondary School	Public	7-12	1819 19th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 623-1707	261	24	11	36.8%	211 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$20,108	$238	$17,254	57.9	71.1	50	17	317389001269
68	Shelby - Rising City High School	Public	9-12	650 N Walnut	Shelby	68662	Polk County	Shelby - Rising City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 527-5946	112	13	8.4	38.4%	92 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$26,484	$353	$22,137	57.3			(n/a)	317659001594
69	Pawnee City Secondary School	Public	7-12	729 E St	Pawnee City	68420	Pawnee County	Pawnee City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 852-2988	112	13	8.6	59.8%	109 (97.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$32,991	$426	$27,002	57.1	83.1	22	47	317533001485
70	Heartland Community High School	Public	7-12	1501 Front St	Henderson	68371	York County	Heartland Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 723-4434	148	16	9.3	33.1%	138 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,317	$450	$20,874	56.6	72.6	46	24	310011700602
71	Blair High School	Public	9-12	440 N 10th St	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 426-4941	681	48	14	21.7%	594 (87.2%)	5 (0.7%)	51 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	$16,569	$25	$13,767	56.5	49.4	93	22	310410000086
72	Yutan High School	Public	7-12	1200 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 625-2241	219	20	11.1	20.1%	209 (95.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$21,668	$00	$17,372	55.9	74	41	31	317908001754
73	Minden High School	Public	9-12	622 West Third	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2254	272	24	11.5	29.0%	235 (86.4%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$21,737	$334	$17,083	53.4	38.3	112	39	317383001266
74	Malcolm Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10002 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 796-2151	302	21	14	16.2%	284 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$15,158	$301	$12,985	53.3	74	42	32	317329001210
75	Sandy Creek High School	Public	9-12	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	Sandy Creek Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 726-2151	124	17	7.5	40.3%	110 (88.7%)	3 (2.4%)	11 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,225	$00	$27,946	53			(n/a)	317047002463
76	Aurora High School	Public	9-12	300 M St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 694-6923	382	34	11.2	26.7%	341 (89.3%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$21,249	$12	$18,406	52.7	23	134	58	310336000044
77	Chase County High School	Public	9-12	520 E 9th St	Imperial	69033	Chase County	Chase County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 882-4304	208	19	11	43.3%	147 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$20,704	$473	$17,979	52.5	49	94	17	310016301772
78	Bridgeport High School	Public	7-12	800 Q St	Bridgeport	69336	Morrill County	Bridgeport Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 262-0346	253	22	11.2		193 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (21.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,818	$285	$19,716	52	51	90	12	310010500101
79	Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	309 N Davis	Oakland	68045	Burt County	Oakland Craig Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 685-5661	185	19	9.8	31.9%	154 (83.2%)	4 (2.2%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.1%)	$20,456	$165	$17,794	51.8	64.8	67	12	317464001336
80	Broken Bow High School	Public	9-12	323 N 7th Ave	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 872-2475	234	17	14.1	37.6%	200 (85.5%)	4 (1.7%)	27 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$21,297	$10	$16,090	51.3	34.4	116	36	310001100103
81	High School At Brainard	Public	7-12	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 545-2081	151	17	8.6	13.2%	143 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$25,116	$05	$23,059	50.9	54	80	1	310000300918
82	Fillmore Central High School	Public	9-12	1410 L Street	Geneva	68361	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 759-3141	175	16	10.9	32.6%	148 (84.6%)	9 (5.1%)	12 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$24,434	$359	$19,080	49.8	71.4	49	33	310011800993
83	David City Secondary School	Public	7-12	750 D St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 367-3187	307	27	11.5	38.4%	255 (83.1%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$23,846	$429	$19,393	49.5	65.4	65	18	310000200192
84	Conestoga Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8404 42nd St	Murray	68409	Cass County	Conestoga Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 235-2271	321	28	11.6	27.1%	290 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$21,473	$270	$18,673	49.1	40.5	105	21	317420001290
85	Perkins County Junior- Senior High School	Public	7-12	740 Sherman Ave	Grant	69140	Perkins County	Perkins County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 352-4735	188	19	10.1	20.7%	161 (85.6%)	4 (2.1%)	23 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,421	$361	$22,804	48.8	68.3	55	30	310015701827
86	Ashland-Greenwood High School	Public	9-12	1842 Furnas Street	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 944-2117	322	23	13.7	21.7%	284 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$18,809	$445	$15,588	48	40.8	104	18	310003400035
87	Millard South High School	Public	9-12	14905 Q St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8268	2,526	153	16.5	34.6%	1,684 (66.7%)	159 (6.3%)	439 (17.4%)	74 (2.9%)	10 (0.4%)	23 (0.9%)	137 (5.4%)	$13,452	$239	$11,605	46.7	40.5	106	19	317374001251
88	Papillion La Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	303 E Cary St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0400	1,867	117	16	28.8%	1,296 (69.4%)	101 (5.4%)	305 (16.3%)	51 (2.7%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	102 (5.5%)	$13,478	$90	$11,402	46.7	40.2	109	21	317527001478
89	Johnson County Central High School	Public	9-12	358 N 6th	Tecumseh	68450	Johnson County	Johnson County Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 335-3328	166	16	10.1	45.2%	125 (75.3%)	4 (2.4%)	29 (17.5%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$24,141	$126	$20,947	46.2	35.7	114	25	310017602009
90	West Point-Beemer High School	Public	9-12	1200 E Washington	West Point	68788	Cuming County	West Point Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 372-5546	225	26	8.5	56.9%	118 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (45.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,127	$710	$18,233	46	30.8	121	31	310000601707
91	Valentine High School	Public	9-12	431 N Green St	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 376-1780	158	21	7.7	39.2%	113 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.3%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	$32,971	$819	$26,355	45.9	19.9	141	50	317802001674
92	Falls City Senior High	Public	9-12	1400 Fulton	Falls City	68355	Richardson County	Falls City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 245-2116	216	22	9.8	46.3%	180 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (11.1%)	$26,892	$693	$21,594	45.4	47	96	4	317053000959
93	Hartington Newcastle High School	Public	7-12	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 254-3947	170	19	8.7	34.7%	159 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$26,153	$343	$21,850	44.5	78.1	32	61	317152001047
94	Ogallala High School	Public	9-12	602 East G	Ogallala	69153	Keith County	Ogallala Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 284-4029	237	22	10.6	36.7%	195 (82.3%)	2 (0.8%)	32 (13.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$26,251	$837	$21,201	44.1	16.6	145	51	317476001341
95	Lincoln Southeast High School	Public	9-12	2930 S 37th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1304	1,848	107	17.2	35.2%	1,238 (67.0%)	94 (5.1%)	245 (13.3%)	34 (1.8%)	15 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	218 (11.8%)	$15,475	$237	$12,749	42.4	61.2	70	25	317284001162
96	Alliance High School	Public	9-12	1450 Box Butte	Alliance	69301	Box Butte County	Alliance Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 762-3359	451	33	13.6	46.8%	278 (61.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (26.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$19,010	$744	$14,564	42	24.2	130	34	310291000011
97	High School At Tekamah	Public	7-12	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 374-2156	248	25	10	33.9%	235 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$23,836	$256	$19,559	41.8	27.4	126	29	310007101662
98	Westside High School	Public	9-12	8701 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 343-2600	2,145	134	16	35.9%	1,405 (65.5%)	241 (11.2%)	270 (12.6%)	56 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	168 (7.8%)	$16,793	$151	$14,438	41.6	52	88	10	317866001724
99	Creighton Community High School	Public	7-12	1609 Redick Ave	Creighton	68729	Knox County	Creighton Community Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 358-5000	140	15	9.5	19.3%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	$26,444	$334	$22,992	40.9			(n/a)	310555000179
100	Elkhorn Valley High School	Public	7-12	601 S Madison Street	Tilden	68781	Madison County	Elkhorn Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 368-5301	190	17	11.3	25.3%	167 (87.9%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,642	$266	$20,205	40.8	32.3	119	19	310002501665

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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.