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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)
317284002441	161	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	4901 West Holdrege Street	Lincoln	68528	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 436-1314	902	61	14.8	49.8%	518 (57.4%)	85 (9.4%)	168 (18.6%)	20 (2.2%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (11.3%)	$23,156			$1,143			$16,161	4.3	6.7	207	46
317645001575	162	Schuyler Central High School	Public	9-12	401 Adam St	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-2421	648	40	16	63.6%	73 (11.3%)	18 (2.8%)	553 (85.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,025			$1,235			$10,881	3.6	5.9	209	47
317281001131	163	Lexington High School	Public	9-12	1400 Minuteman Drive	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-4691	919	64	14.3	75.4%	125 (13.6%)	68 (7.4%)	710 (77.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$14,618			$1,050			$11,923	2.6	7.9	204	41
317482001416	164	North High School	Public	9-12	4410 N 36th St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2700	1,728	82	21.2		354 (20.5%)	825 (47.7%)	379 (21.9%)	37 (2.1%)	21 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.4%)	$17,329			$2,264			$12,800	1.3	4.8	211	47
317482001417	165	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	8204 Crown Point Ave	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2740	1,608	75	21.5		308 (19.2%)	639 (39.7%)	254 (15.8%)	273 (17.0%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (7.5%)	$17,098			$2,372			$13,178	0.9	2.2	214	49
317482001433	166	South High School	Public	9-12	4519 S 24th St	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2780	2,495	139	17.9		183 (7.3%)	93 (3.7%)	2,162 (86.7%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	33 (1.3%)	$17,339			$2,730			$13,066	0.9	13.2	197	31
317482001359	167	Bryan High School	Public	9-12	4700 Giles Rd	Omaha	68157	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2540	1,600	86	18.7		210 (13.1%)	145 (9.1%)	1,163 (72.7%)	20 (1.3%)	12 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.1%)	$17,658			$2,376			$13,909	0.6	2	215	48
317482001354	168	Benson High School	Public	9-12	5120 Maple St	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2520	1,490	78	19.2		218 (14.6%)	459 (30.8%)	290 (19.5%)	428 (28.7%)	15 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.3%)	$17,908			$2,421			$13,169	0.5	2.3	213	45

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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.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nebraska Department of Education.
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