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)
310563000184	71	Crofton High School	Public	7-12	89048 N Hwy 121	Crofton	68730	Knox County	Crofton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 388-2440	179	19	9.6	26.8%	171 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	$23,353			$548			$19,521	59.9	61	83	12
310487000126	72	Cedar Bluffs High School	Public	9-12	110 E Main St	Cedar Bluffs	68015	Saunders County	Cedar Bluffs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 628-2080	97	12	7.9	51.5%	88 (90.7%)	2 (2.1%)	6 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$18,983			$510			$15,710	59.5	36.6	134	62
317284001033	73	Southwest High School	Public	9-12	7001 S 14th St	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1306	2,049	107	19.1	26.6%	1,542 (75.3%)	92 (4.5%)	208 (10.2%)	70 (3.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (6.3%)	$12,215			$451			$10,150	58.2	68.8	63	10
317872001729	74	Wilber-Clatonia High School	Public	9-12	900 South Franklin Street	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 821-2058	199	14	14.4	37.2%	161 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$18,538			$469			$15,145	57.9	44.9	117	43
316295000818	75	Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	199	24	8.2	34.2%	180 (90.5%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$20,582			$674			$17,724	57.2	36.1	137	62
317458001333	76	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	2710 N North Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6394	653	51	12.7	24.0%	537 (82.2%)	4 (0.6%)	88 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$13,911			$192			$12,431	57	49.9	107	31
310011600593	77	Freeman High School	Public	7-12	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 988-2525	208	17	12.3	18.3%	202 (97.1%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,212			$293			$15,151	56.4	19	182	105
317596001549	78	Ravenna Senior High	Public	7-12	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 452-3249	168	20	8.3	39.9%	157 (93.5%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,393			$898			$20,491	56	69.1	60	18
317122001035	79	Gretna High School	Public	9-12	11335 S 204th Street	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-3936	1,124	70	16.1	14.1%	997 (88.7%)	15 (1.3%)	76 (6.8%)	11 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.6%)	$12,138			$39			$10,649	54.3	68.2	66	13
310000300918	80	High School At Brainard	Public	7-12	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 545-2081	139	18	7.9	7.9%	134 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$27,586			$596			$24,638	54	76.4	38	42

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