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Best High Schools in Zip Code 68818

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382

Students

Top rankedAurora High School76^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Summary:

The 68818 zip code is home to a single public high school, Aurora High School, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 372 students. The school is part of the Aurora Public Schools district, which is ranked 61 out of 115 school districts in Nebraska and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aurora High School's performance has been inconsistent in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 76 out of 146 Nebraska high schools in 2024-2025 (2 stars) to 134 out of 168 in 2023-2024 (1 star) and 123 out of 215 in 2022-2023 (2 stars). However, the school's 11th-grade students have performed above the state average in several key ACT subject areas, particularly in mathematics and science. The school's 4-year graduation rate was 87.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, and its chronic absenteeism rate was 19.3%.

Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as over one-third of Aurora High School's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending was $20,943, and the student-teacher ratio was 10.5 to 1, suggesting a focus on providing additional resources and support to the student population with significant economic needs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	52.7	76^th of 146 public high schools	47.9%		23	134^th of 168 public high schools	20.2%	58	47.8	52.2	56.7	$21,249	$12	$18,406

Cities Near Zip Code 68818

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurora	0.6 mi	4	72^nd
Hampton	6.73 mi	2
Giltner	9.27 mi	2
Henderson	11.71 mi	2	71^st
Grand Island	14.79 mi	26	110^th

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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.

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