Best High Schools in Nebraska

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 168)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
310420000095	11	Blue Hill High School	Public	7-12	606 S Sycamore	Blue Hill	68930	Webster County	Blue Hill Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 756-3043	126	17	7.4	34.9%	119 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$23,264			$886			$20,750	90.2	87.1	19	8
310492000129	12	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	237	22	10.5	38.4%	215 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$24,487			$528			$19,242	87.5	29.5	152	140
310597000201	13	Tri County Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Saline County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 683-2015	188	16	11.5	26.1%	176 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$24,036			$224			$18,891	86.9	93.7	8	5
310498000138	14	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	253	24	10.6	35.2%	201 (79.4%)	4 (1.6%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.5%)	$18,677			$663			$15,455	86.6	64.7	73	59
317503001460	15	Osmond High School	Public	7-12	202 W Prairie St	Osmond	68765	Pierce County	Osmond Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 748-3777	81	12	6.8	32.1%	78 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,641			$430			$22,351	86.2	96.7	4	11
310012400853	16	Bruning-Davenport High School	Public	9-12	340 Carroll St	Bruning	68322	Thayer County	Bruning-Davenport Unified Sys	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 353-4685	42	8	5.3	35.7%	38 (90.5%)	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,900			$252			$29,297	85.8	96.8	2	14
317539001489	17	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	184	15	12.2	45.1%	156 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$17,593			$254			$15,332	85.7	86.8	22	5
310399000078	18	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	1,031	64	16.2	13.7%	873 (84.7%)	39 (3.8%)	50 (4.8%)	27 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	$11,755			$17			$9,778	85.1	83.9	30	12
310018301090	19	Howells Senior High School	Public	7-12	417 Center Street	Howells	68641	Colfax County	Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 986-1621	137	14	9.6	33.6%	122 (89.1%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,200			$150			$17,325	84.6	46	113	94
310012100750	20	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	201	19	10.7	28.9%	188 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$21,701			$492			$18,691	83.4	59.7	87	67

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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 December 3, 2024, 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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America