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)
310013401368	81	Wilcox-Hildreth Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 E Sapp St	Wilcox	68982	Kearney County	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 478-5265	107	12	8.6	42.1%	101 (94.4%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,973			$290			$23,574	53.9			(n/a)
310000401122	82	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High School	Public	9-12	502 Wakefield St	Laurel	68745	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 256-3133	139	15	9.2	40.3%	129 (92.8%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$26,024			$610			$21,586	53.9	59.2	88	6
310006601883	83	Silver Lake High School	Public	7-12	9405 S Lincoln Ave	Roseland	68973	Adams County	Silver Lake Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 756-6611	92	13	7	35.9%	86 (93.5%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,627			$181			$24,863	53.4	57.8	92	9
317347001222	84	Mc Cook Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 W 7th St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-5422	450	30	14.9	33.1%	401 (89.1%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$15,663			$511			$13,143	53.3	60.2	86	2
317239001105	85	Kearney High School	Public	9-12	2702 West 11th Street	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8060	1,654	92	18	37.8%	1,286 (77.8%)	41 (2.5%)	283 (17.1%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	21 (1.3%)	$13,043			$308			$10,356	52.8	62	80	5
310007000019	86	Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	167	17	9.8	22.2%	156 (93.4%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,009			$1,260			$11,165	52.8	88.5	18	68
310016501786	87	Douglas County West High School	Public	9-12	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 359-2121	331	26	12.5	29.0%	288 (87.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$19,052			$725			$17,420	52.4	68.7	65	22
317866001724	88	Westside High School	Public	9-12	8701 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 343-2600	2,138	135	15.8	35.5%	1,431 (66.9%)	239 (11.2%)	243 (11.4%)	60 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	159 (7.4%)	$15,110			$406			$12,920	52	54.5	98	10
310546000173	89	Cozad High School	Public	9-12	1710 Meridian Ave	Cozad	69130	Dawson County	Cozad Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 784-2744	245	25	9.8	48.6%	178 (72.7%)	3 (1.2%)	51 (20.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	$19,270			$372			$15,723	51.6	10.9	200	111
310010500101	90	Bridgeport High School	Public	7-12	800 Q St	Bridgeport	69336	Morrill County	Bridgeport Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 262-0346	253	22	11.5		199 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,367			$599			$17,575	51	30.5	149	59

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