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
101	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School	Public	9-12	502 Wakefield St	Laurel	68745	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 256-3133	135	15	8.7	32.6%	123 (91.1%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$27,797			$725			$23,118	40.7	53.9	82	19		310000401122
102	Northeast Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 S 5th St	Lyons	68038	Burt County	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 687-2349	130	12	10.8	46.2%	108 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	2 (1.5%)	4 (3.1%)	$25,353			$1,739			$19,556	40.7			(n/a)		317321001204
103	Gothenburg Secondary School	Public	7-12	1322 Avenue I	Gothenburg	69138	Dawson County	Gothenburg Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 537-3651	353	30	11.7	34.8%	318 (90.1%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,503			$1,268			$15,585	39.5	66.7	61	42		317110001012
104	North Platte High School	Public	9-12	1220 West 2nd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7105	1,145	68	16.8	36.7%	883 (77.1%)	18 (1.6%)	193 (16.9%)	9 (0.8%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.6%)	$16,482			$879			$12,512	39.3	23.8	132	28		310002201330
105	Boone Central High School	Public	9-12	605 S 6th St	Albion	68620	Boone County	Boone Central Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 395-2134	210	19	11.1	31.0%	190 (90.5%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (6.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,090			$687			$17,381	38.8	17.1	144	39		310282000008
106	Gering High School	Public	9-12	1500 U St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-3121	546	41	13.3	41.9%	351 (64.3%)	1 (0.2%)	173 (31.7%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$15,950			$1,038			$12,859	36	27.6	125	19		310009800999
107	Ord Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	320 N 19th	Ord	68862	Valley County	Ord Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 728-3241	239	26	9	31.0%	222 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,100			$1,920			$14,090	35.2	22.5	136	29		317494001454
108	Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1100 19th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	329	24	13.5	37.1%	276 (83.9%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.7%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	$17,299			$392			$13,761	33.7	23	135	27		317671001601
109	Secondary School At Raymond	Public	9-12	1800 W Agnew Rd	Raymond	68428	Lancaster County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 785-2685	237	21	11.4	20.3%	216 (91.1%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$19,009			$178			$15,560	32.3	39.4	110	1		310495000137
110	Bellevue West Senior High School	Public	9-12	1501 Thurston Ave	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4040	1,529	94	16.3	28.8%	907 (59.3%)	128 (8.4%)	336 (22.0%)	34 (2.2%)	9 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	108 (7.1%)	$15,080			$677			$12,131	32.2	35.4	115	5		310381001502

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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.