Public schools and districts in Nebraska
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 280
- Regular districts
- 244
- Schools
- 1,098
- Students in regular districts
- 329,739
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse Nebraska agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3174820 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | OMAHA | 112 | 52,524 | 16.7:1 |
| LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3172840 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | LINCOLN | 78 | 42,301 | 13.9:1 |
| MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3173740 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | OMAHA | 36 | 23,253 | 15.3:1 |
| PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NCES 3175270 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | PAPILLION | 22 | 12,069 | 14.7:1 |
| ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3170110 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | ELKHORN | 22 | 11,653 | 14.5:1 |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3100016 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | GRAND ISLAND | 22 | 9,983 | 15.5:1 |
| BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3103810 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | BELLEVUE | 21 | 9,502 | 14.7:1 |
| GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3171220 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | GRETNA | 13 | 7,013 | 15.2:1 |
| WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NCES 3178660 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | OMAHA | 14 | 6,330 | 14.2:1 |
| KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3172390 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | KEARNEY | 14 | 6,066 | 15.5:1 |
| FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3170710 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | FREMONT | 14 | 5,283 | 15.9:1 |
| NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3174430 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | NORFOLK | 12 | 4,543 | 14.6:1 |
| BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3103990 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | BENNINGTON | 8 | 4,381 | 14.1:1 |
| COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3105340 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | COLUMBUS | 9 | 4,171 | 16.2:1 |
| SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS NCES 3176860 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | SO SIOUX CITY | 8 | 3,871 | 13.5:1 |
| HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3171580 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | HASTINGS | 8 | 3,789 | 13.9:1 |
| NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3100022 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | NORTH PLATTE | 11 | 3,730 | 15.4:1 |
| RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3175900 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | RALSTON | 8 | 3,491 | 14.5:1 |
| SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3176470 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | SCOTTSBLUFF | 8 | 3,420 | 14.9:1 |
| LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3172810 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | LEXINGTON | 8 | 3,242 | 14.3:1 |
| NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160 NCES 3100088 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | FIRTH | 4 | 2,343 | 15.5:1 |
| CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3100095 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | CRETE | 6 | 2,275 | 15.5:1 |
| BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NCES 3104100 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | BLAIR | 5 | 2,184 | 14.1:1 |
| WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 NCES 3100021 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | WAVERLY | 5 | 2,110 | 14.2:1 |
| BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NCES 3103600 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | BEATRICE | 4 | 2,102 | 15.1:1 |
Large public high schools in Nebraska
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS · 09–12
SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HS
PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS · 09–12
LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
PAPILLION LA VISTA SENIOR HIGH
PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS · 09–12
LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
BURKE HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
FREMONT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL
KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12
WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 09–12