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