Nebraska school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 244 regular districts, 243 report 2024–25 enrollment and 241 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 243 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	OMAHA	112	52,524
2	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	LINCOLN	78	42,301
3	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	OMAHA	36	23,253
4	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	PAPILLION	22	12,069
5	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	ELKHORN	22	11,653
6	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	GRAND ISLAND	22	9,983
7	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BELLEVUE	21	9,502
8	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	GRETNA	13	7,013
9	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	OMAHA	14	6,330
10	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	KEARNEY	14	6,066
11	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	FREMONT	14	5,283
12	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	NORFOLK	12	4,543
13	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BENNINGTON	8	4,381
14	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	COLUMBUS	9	4,171
15	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	SO SIOUX CITY	8	3,871
16	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	HASTINGS	8	3,789
17	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	NORTH PLATTE	11	3,730
18	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	RALSTON	8	3,491
19	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	SCOTTSBLUFF	8	3,420
20	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	LEXINGTON	8	3,242
21	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	FIRTH	4	2,343
22	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	CRETE	6	2,275
23	BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	BLAIR	5	2,184
24	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	WAVERLY	5	2,110
25	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	BEATRICE	4	2,102

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Largest school districts in Nebraska

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 112 schools	OMAHA	52,524
2	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 78 schools	LINCOLN	42,301
3	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 36 schools	OMAHA	23,253
4	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 22 schools	PAPILLION	12,069
5	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 22 schools	ELKHORN	11,653
6	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS 22 schools	GRAND ISLAND	9,983
7	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 21 schools	BELLEVUE	9,502
8	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 13 schools	GRETNA	7,013
9	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 14 schools	OMAHA	6,330
10	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 14 schools	KEARNEY	6,066
11	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 14 schools	FREMONT	5,283
12	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS 12 schools	NORFOLK	4,543
13	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8 schools	BENNINGTON	4,381
14	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 9 schools	COLUMBUS	4,171
15	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS 8 schools	SO SIOUX CITY	3,871
16	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8 schools	HASTINGS	3,789
17	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 11 schools	NORTH PLATTE	3,730
18	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8 schools	RALSTON	3,491
19	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8 schools	SCOTTSBLUFF	3,420
20	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8 schools	LEXINGTON	3,242
21	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160 4 schools	FIRTH	2,343
22	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 6 schools	CRETE	2,275
23	BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 5 schools	BLAIR	2,184
24	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 5 schools	WAVERLY	2,110
25	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4 schools	BEATRICE	2,102

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in Nebraska

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	ISANTI COMMUNITY SCHOOL 208 students	NIOBRARA	$39,251
2	UMO N HO N NATION PUBLIC SCHS 667 students	MACY	$32,260
3	GARDEN COUNTY SCHOOLS 236 students	OSHKOSH	$27,005
4	HUMBOLDT TABLE ROCK STEINAUER 318 students	HUMBOLDT	$26,157
5	NIOBRARA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 211 students	NIOBRARA	$26,061
6	EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 327 students	BRAINARD	$25,909
7	WALTHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 310 students	WALTHILL	$25,858
8	HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 207 students	POLK	$25,300
9	WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 17 625 students	WINNEBAGO	$25,245
10	CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 328 students	GREELEY	$25,101
11	SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 229 students	ROSELAND	$24,319
12	MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 267 students	MORRILL	$23,270
13	RIVERSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 253 students	SPALDING	$22,814
14	LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL 400 students	LAUREL	$22,793
15	SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS 397 students	OXFORD	$22,240
16	ELWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 204 students	ELWOOD	$22,182
17	WILCOX-HILDRETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS 236 students	WILCOX	$22,038
18	DUNDY CO STRATTON PUBLIC SCHS 285 students	BENKELMAN	$21,941
19	MEDICINE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 200 students	CURTIS	$21,474
20	DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 246 students	DESHLER	$21,264
21	LYONS-DECATUR NORTHEAST SCHS 295 students	LYONS	$21,263
22	WEEPING WATER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 298 students	WEEPING WATER	$21,252
23	TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 406 students	GENOA	$21,240
24	DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 242 students	ODELL	$21,191
25	WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS 212 students	WAUNETA	$21,004

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Nebraska high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	BURKE HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 23 AP courses	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
2	WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 21 AP courses	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	3 of 3
3	CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 20 AP courses	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
4	MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 20 AP courses	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
5	GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 19 AP courses	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
6	LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 19 AP courses	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
7	NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 19 AP courses	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
8	LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 19 AP courses	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
9	MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 18 AP courses	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
10	PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HS 09–12 · 18 AP courses	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	3 of 3
11	SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
12	PAPILLION LA VISTA SENIOR HIGH 09–12 · 17 AP courses	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	3 of 3
13	NORTH HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
14	BELLEVUE EAST SR HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
15	MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 16 AP courses	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
16	BENSON HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 16 AP courses	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
17	ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 16 AP courses	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
18	ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 16 AP courses	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
19	SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 15 AP courses	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
20	LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 15 AP courses	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
21	BELLEVUE WEST SR HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 15 AP courses	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
22	ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 15 AP courses	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
23	BRYAN HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 13 AP courses	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
24	LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 12 AP courses	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3
25	RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 12 AP courses	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.