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)
310000601707	121	West Point-Beemer High School	Public	9-12	1200 E Washington	West Point	68788	Cuming County	West Point Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 372-5546	226	25	9	55.3%	129 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$19,441			$778			$16,810	30.8	36.6	135	14
310002401648	122	Sutherland High School	Public	7-12	401 Walnut	Sutherland	69165	Lincoln County	Sutherland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 386-4656	136	14	10	31.6%	122 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$22,192			$388			$18,126	30.1	25.8	163	41
317824001686	123	Wakefield High School	Public	7-12	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Dixon County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-2012	241	20	11.9	61.0%	94 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,801			$891			$16,380	29.7	58.2	90	33
317854001705	124	Weeping Water High School	Public	9-12	204 West O	Weeping Water	68463	Cass County	Weeping Water Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 267-4265	97	12	8.1	35.1%	87 (89.7%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$28,479			$597			$24,597	29.5	45.2	115	9
310009800999	125	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	566	40	14.2	48.1%	359 (63.4%)	2 (0.4%)	185 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$14,216			$509			$11,726	27.6	29.6	151	26
310007101662	126	High School At Tekamah	Public	7-12	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 374-2156	224	25	8.9	34.8%	213 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,062			$850			$19,879	27.4	14.5	193	67
317044000948	127	Fairbury Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1501 9th St	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 729-6116	375	33	11.3	52.0%	316 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$19,423			$203			$16,133	26.8	32.1	147	20
317443001311	128	Norfolk Senior High School	Public	9-12	801 Riverside Blvd	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2529	1,359	80	16.9	47.2%	850 (62.5%)	21 (1.5%)	388 (28.6%)	8 (0.6%)	29 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.6%)	$14,012			$178			$11,572	25	28.6	154	26
317323001206	129	Madison High School	Public	9-12	700 S Kent	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 454-3336	158	17	9.1	63.9%	31 (19.6%)	1 (0.6%)	115 (72.8%)	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,281			$1,559			$19,450	24.4	4.9	210	81
310291000011	130	Alliance High School	Public	9-12	1450 Box Butte	Alliance	69301	Box Butte County	Alliance Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 762-3359	460	30	15.5	48.9%	285 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	126 (27.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$17,281			$1,005			$13,080	24.2	17.1	186	56

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