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)
310009100990	31	Fullerton High School	Public	7-12	606 4th St	Fullerton	68638	Nance County	Fullerton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 536-2431	135	13	10.8	45.9%	129 (95.6%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,500			$168			$19,068	78.2	14.8	192	161
317152001047	32	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	157	18	8.9	38.2%	147 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$22,116			$642			$18,584	78.1	70.7	57	25
317374000242	33	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	2,304	132	17.4	16.5%	1,878 (81.5%)	48 (2.1%)	173 (7.5%)	102 (4.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (4.3%)	$11,952			$371			$10,201	78	86.1	24	9
310464000112	34	Burwell Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	190 I St	Burwell	68823	Garfield County	Burwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 346-4150	124	14	8.7	39.5%	123 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,911			$904			$21,673	77.3	8.2	203	169
317551001495	35	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	331	25	13.3	21.5%	306 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$16,838			$321			$13,369	76.9	86	25	10
310002101699	36	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	680	45	15	20.0%	198 (29.1%)	3 (0.4%)	473 (69.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$14,349			$417			$12,071	75.7	54.9	97	61
310342000047	37	Axtell High School	Public	7-12	500 Main St	Axtell	68924	Kearney County	Axtell Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 743-2415	138	14	9.7	34.8%	128 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$21,117			$264			$17,939	75.3	69	61	24
310017202008	38	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	203	20	10	41.9%	182 (89.7%)	3 (1.5%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,866			$274			$16,587	75	70.3	58	20
317374001252	39	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	2,534	149	17	23.2%	1,752 (69.1%)	106 (4.2%)	229 (9.0%)	303 (12.0%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	129 (5.1%)	$11,400			$362			$9,841	74.6	89.4	13	26
310017001839	40	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	127	14	8.9		81 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.6%)	$23,838			$1,089			$18,434	74.4	21	173	133

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