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)
317908001754	41	Yutan High School	Public	7-12	1200 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 625-2241	213	19	11.4	22.5%	201 (94.4%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$19,787			$104			$15,481	74	71.8	53	12
317329001210	42	Malcolm Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10002 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 796-2151	305	20	15.6	16.4%	290 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,123			$350			$11,831	74	81	33	9
317359001231	43	Mead High School	Public	7-12	114 N Vine	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 624-3435	132	13	10.5	34.1%	124 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,367			$235			$19,937	73.7	86.9	21	22
317527001389	44	Papillion La Vista South High School	Public	9-12	10799 Hwy 370	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 829-4600	1,982	119	16.7	20.2%	1,566 (79.0%)	84 (4.2%)	166 (8.4%)	38 (1.9%)	10 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	111 (5.6%)	$13,444			$223			$11,257	73.5	75.1	44
310313000030	45	Arlington High School	Public	7-12	705 N 9th	Arlington	68002	Washington County	Arlington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 478-4171	341	28	12.1	24.6%	263 (77.1%)	2 (0.6%)	75 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,051			$122			$13,464	73.5	37	132	87
310011700602	46	Heartland Community High School	Public	7-12	1501 Front St	Henderson	68371	York County	Heartland Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 723-4434	152	16	9.5	27.6%	141 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,443			$1,219			$17,606	72.6	94.7	7	39
317284001159	47	Lincoln East High School	Public	9-12	1000 S 70th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1302	2,078	125	16.6	23.7%	1,618 (77.9%)	44 (2.1%)	163 (7.8%)	111 (5.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (6.6%)	$13,347			$625			$11,184	72	74.9	46	1
317894001744	48	Wood River Rural High School	Public	9-12	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	161	16	9.8	47.2%	114 (70.8%)	6 (3.7%)	38 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,537			$972			$34,616	71.8	13.7	196	148
310011800993	49	Fillmore Central High School	Public	9-12	1410 L Street	Geneva	68361	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 759-3141	183	16	11.5	36.1%	162 (88.5%)	5 (2.7%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$21,818			$575			$17,637	71.4	74.9	47	2
317389001269	50	Mitchell Secondary School	Public	7-12	1819 19th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 623-1707	257	24	10.8	45.1%	197 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$18,551			$377			$15,644	71.1	52.1	101	51

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