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
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%)	$33,881			$913			$27,149	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%)	$25,469			$863			$20,235	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%)	$24,613			$850			$20,685	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%)	$21,583			$836			$17,163	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%)	$15,300			$632			$12,255	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%)	$18,193			$1,134			$13,985	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%)	$26,872			$789			$21,658	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%)	$15,737			$257			$13,409	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%)	$27,273			$1,024			$22,855	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%)	$21,203			$518			$17,756	40.8	32.3	119	19		310002501665

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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.