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)
317802001674	141	Valentine High School	Public	9-12	431 N Green St	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 376-1780	152	18	8.2	39.5%	118 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.9%)	$31,561			$758			$25,369	19.9	74.2	50	91
317905001917	142	York High School	Public	9-12	1005 Duke Dr	York	68467	York County	York Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 362-6655	492	30	16.2	43.1%	385 (78.3%)	12 (2.4%)	83 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$16,827			$664			$13,148	19.8	35	141	1
310360000058	143	Beatrice High School	Public	9-12	600 Orange Blvd	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 223-1515	662	36	18.2	48.6%	556 (84.0%)	7 (1.1%)	69 (10.4%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$14,398			$344			$11,530	19.5	47.1	111	32
310282000008	144	Boone Central High School	Public	9-12	605 S 6th St	Albion	68620	Boone County	Boone Central Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 395-2134	204	19	10.7	32.4%	185 (90.7%)	3 (1.5%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,188			$858			$18,534	17.1	67.9	68	76
317476001341	145	Ogallala High School	Public	9-12	602 East G	Ogallala	69153	Keith County	Ogallala Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 284-4029	272	26	10.6	48.5%	225 (82.7%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (13.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$18,799			$1,342			$15,114	16.6	21.3	171	26
317284001160	146	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2229 J St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1301	2,118	150	14.1	66.0%	820 (38.7%)	280 (13.2%)	603 (28.5%)	177 (8.4%)	21 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	216 (10.2%)	$16,304			$1,890			$12,555	15.6	26.3	162	16
310004101626	147	Stanton High School	Public	7-12	1007 Kingwood St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 439-2250	190	16	11.5	44.7%	167 (87.9%)	3 (1.6%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	$27,150			$282			$22,315	15.3	19.6	178	31
317284001032	148	North Star High School	Public	9-12	5801 N 33rd St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1305	1,914	130	14.7	59.0%	1,013 (52.9%)	182 (9.5%)	417 (21.8%)	132 (6.9%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	156 (8.2%)	$14,100			$909			$11,452	14.9	20.3	175	27
310381001501	149	Bellevue East Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 High School Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4150	1,385	99	14	44.3%	826 (59.6%)	125 (9.0%)	285 (20.6%)	19 (1.4%)	11 (0.8%)	8 (0.6%)	111 (8.0%)	$16,097			$766			$13,360	14.3	16	189	40
317071000984	150	Fremont Senior High School	Public	9-12	1750 N Lincoln Ave	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 727-3050	1,705	88	19.3	62.4%	899 (52.7%)	30 (1.8%)	739 (43.3%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	22 (1.3%)	$11,730			$362			$10,671	13.6	19	183	33

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