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Public Schools in Nebraska

Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year

1,115
Public Schools
274
Districts
330,483
Students
24,209
Teachers FTE
13.7:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$17,513
Per-Pupil Spend
0
Charter Schools
26%
Avg Free Lunch
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School Districts in Nebraska

Showing top 60 of 274 districts · sorted by school count

OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OMAHA
113 schools 52,524 students View →
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LINCOLN
78 schools 42,301 students View →
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OMAHA
36 schools 23,253 students View →
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GRAND ISLAND
24 schools 9,983 students View →
PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
PAPILLION
22 schools 12,069 students View →
BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BELLEVUE
21 schools 9,502 students View →
ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OMAHA
20 schools 11,653 students View →
KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KEARNEY
15 schools 6,066 students View →
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
OMAHA
14 schools 6,330 students View →
FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FREMONT
14 schools 5,283 students View →
NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NORTH PLATTE
12 schools 3,730 students View →
GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OMAHA
12 schools 7,013 students View →
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NORFOLK
12 schools 4,543 students View →
COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
COLUMBUS
9 schools 4,171 students View →
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT 03
PAPILLION
9 schools 136 students View →
LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LEXINGTON
8 schools 3,242 students View →
SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS
SO SIOUX CITY
8 schools 3,871 students View →
SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
SCHUYLER
8 schools 1,977 students View →
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT 13
SCOTTSBLUFF
8 schools 44 students View →
SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCOTTSBLUFF
8 schools 3,420 students View →
BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BENNINGTON
8 schools 4,381 students View →
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HASTINGS
8 schools 3,789 students View →
RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RALSTON
8 schools 3,491 students View →
BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BEATRICE
7 schools 2,102 students View →
GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GERING
6 schools 1,976 students View →
SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SIDNEY
6 schools 980 students View →
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5
NELSON
6 schools View →
CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CRETE
6 schools 2,275 students View →
MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MC COOK
5 schools 1,345 students View →
VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
VALENTINE
5 schools 623 students View →
WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145
WAVERLY
5 schools 2,110 students View →
ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ALLIANCE
5 schools 1,310 students View →
RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
VALPARAISO
5 schools 723 students View →
BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BROKEN BOW
5 schools 892 students View →
NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ST LIBORY
5 schools 1,445 students View →
BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
BLAIR
5 schools 2,184 students View →
AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AUBURN
4 schools 1,019 students View →
COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
COZAD
4 schools 965 students View →
HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HOLDREGE
4 schools 1,006 students View →
AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AURORA
4 schools 1,230 students View →
AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
AINSWORTH
4 schools 383 students View →
CREEK VALLEY SCHOOLS
CHAPPELL
4 schools 194 students View →
SIOUX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MORRILL
4 schools 78 students View →
NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NEBRASKA CITY
4 schools 1,413 students View →
DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS
VALLEY
4 schools 1,096 students View →
RIVERSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPALDING
4 schools 253 students View →
WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WAHOO
4 schools 1,088 students View →
SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
SPRINGFIELD
4 schools 1,230 students View →
NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160
FIRTH
4 schools 2,343 students View →
PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
PLATTSMOUTH
4 schools 1,479 students View →
GORDON-RUSHVILLE PUBLIC SCHS
RUSHVILLE
4 schools 521 students View →
BRUNING-DAVENPORT UNIFIED SYS
DAVENPORT
4 schools 187 students View →
LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
PLATTE CENTER
4 schools 1,037 students View →
BOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS
SPENCER
4 schools 305 students View →
CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CHADRON
4 schools 870 students View →
YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
YORK
4 schools 1,598 students View →
FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FALLS CITY
4 schools 899 students View →
JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS
TECUMSEH
4 schools 500 students View →
ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS
ASHLAND
4 schools 1,149 students View →
WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
WAYNE
4 schools 1,016 students View →
Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · High
2,696
17.82:1
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA · High
2,587
20.68:1
2,572
17.32:1
2,526
16.51:1
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA · High
2,412
17.61:1
MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA · High
2,344
17.34:1
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA · High
2,145
16.05:1
SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN · High
2,110
19.76:1
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN · High
2,086
13.8:1
PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HS
PAPILLION · High
2,038
16.97:1
Finance Summary
$17,513
Per-Pupil Spend
53%
Instruct. %
$5,646M
Total Revenue
$5,788M
Total Expend.

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Revenue Sources
Federal
$638.0M
State
$1,658.5M
Local
$3,349.7M
Total Revenue: $5,646M
Expenditure
Instruction
$3,049M
Other
$2,739M
Total Expenditure: $5,788M
Per-Pupil: $17,513
53% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
1,115
School Districts
274
Total Enrollment
330,483
Total Teachers (FTE)
24,209
Avg S:T Ratio
13.7:1
Avg Free Lunch %
25.5%
Charter Schools
0 of 1,115
Elementary Schools
534
Middle Schools
149
High Schools
321
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$5,646M
Total Expenditure
$5,788M
Per-Pupil Spending
$17,513
Instruction %
53%
Federal Revenue
$638M
State Revenue
$1,659M
Local Revenue
$3,350M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23
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