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Public schools in Nebraska

Nebraska has 1,097 open public schools run by 281 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 330,483 students. Schools average 14.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
281
Schools
1,097
Students
330,483
Teachers (FTE)
23,727
Students per teacher
14.1
US: 15.3
Charter schools
0
Total spending
$5.51 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$16,481
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Nebraska spent $16,481 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Nebraska

All 281 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Omaha Public SchoolsOmaha11252,52416.7$19,083
Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln7842,30113.9$17,941
Millard Public SchoolsOmaha3623,25315.3$11,588
Papillion la Vista Community SchoolsPapillion2212,06914.7$14,951
Elkhorn Public SchoolsElkhorn2011,65314.5$15,893
Grand Island Public SchoolsGrand Island239,98315.5$13,406
Bellevue Public SchoolsBellevue219,50214.7$13,726
Gretna Public SchoolsGretna127,01315.2$20,828
Westside Community SchoolsOmaha146,33014.2$16,202
Kearney Public SchoolsKearney156,06615.6$11,843
Fremont Public SchoolsFremont145,28315.9$12,694
Norfolk Public SchoolsNorfolk124,54314.7$12,419
Bennington Public SchoolsBennington84,38114.1$17,895
Columbus Public SchoolsColumbus94,17116.2$12,151
So Sioux City Community SchsSo Sioux City83,87113.5$13,738
Hastings Public SchoolsHastings83,78913.9$13,342
North Platte Public SchoolsNorth Platte113,73015.5$12,661
Ralston Public SchoolsRalston83,49114.5$12,856
Scottsbluff Public SchoolsScottsbluff83,42014.9$13,292
Lexington Public SchoolsLexington83,24214.3$13,519
Norris School Dist 160Firth42,34315.5$11,167
Crete Public SchoolsCrete62,27515.6$16,316
Blair Community SchoolsBlair52,18414.2$12,956
Waverly School District 145Waverly52,11014.2$13,353
Beatrice Public SchoolsBeatrice42,10215.1$12,491
Schuyler Community SchoolsSchuyler61,97715.1$14,499
Gering Public SchoolsGering61,97615.2$12,872
York Public SchoolsYork41,59816.6$13,356
Seward Public SchoolsSeward31,48514.0$12,773
Plattsmouth Community SchoolsPlattsmouth41,47914.2$21,015
Northwest Public SchoolsGrand Island51,44515.1$13,591
Nebraska City Public SchoolsNebraska City41,41314.3$13,461
Mc Cook Public SchoolsMc Cook51,34514.0$13,541
Alliance Public SchoolsAlliance51,31013.8$13,731
Aurora Public SchoolsAurora41,23012.6$15,743
Springfield Platteview Community SchoolsSpringfield41,23012.8$24,892
Ashland-Greenwood Public SchsAshland41,14913.7$16,241
Sidney Public SchoolsSidney51,11913.5$13,049
Douglas Co West Community SchsValley41,09612.3$14,605
Wahoo Public SchoolsWahoo41,08813.8$13,022
Adams Central Public SchoolsHastings31,05613.9$18,287
Lakeview Community SchoolsColumbus41,03714.4$22,434
Auburn Public SchoolsAuburn41,01915.0$12,687
Wayne Community SchoolsWayne41,01615.6$13,349
Holdrege Public SchoolsHoldrege41,00611.8$14,702
Cozad Community SchoolsCozad496512.7$14,249
Fairbury Public SchoolsFairbury390611.8$18,114
Falls City Public SchoolsFalls City489913.0$14,935
Broken Bow Public SchoolsBroken Bow589214.4$14,363
Chadron Public SchoolsChadron487011.4$14,089
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Nebraska district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Omaha Public Schools52,524
  2. 2.Lincoln Public Schools42,301
  3. 3.Millard Public Schools23,253
  4. 4.Papillion la Vista Community Schools12,069
  5. 5.Elkhorn Public Schools11,653
  6. 6.Grand Island Public Schools9,983
  7. 7.Bellevue Public Schools9,502
  8. 8.Gretna Public Schools7,013
  9. 9.Westside Community Schools6,330
  10. 10.Kearney Public Schools6,066

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Holdrege Public Schools11.8
  2. 2.Douglas Co West Community Schs12.3
  3. 3.Aurora Public Schools12.6
  4. 4.Springfield Platteview Community Schools12.8
  5. 5.So Sioux City Community Schs13.5
  6. 6.Sidney Public Schools13.5
  7. 7.Ashland-Greenwood Public Schs13.7
  8. 8.Alliance Public Schools13.8
  9. 9.Wahoo Public Schools13.8
  10. 10.Lincoln Public Schools13.9

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Omaha Public Schools16.7
  2. 2.York Public Schools16.6
  3. 3.Columbus Public Schools16.2
  4. 4.Fremont Public Schools15.9
  5. 5.Wayne Community Schools15.6
  6. 6.Crete Public Schools15.6
  7. 7.Kearney Public Schools15.6
  8. 8.Norris School Dist 16015.5
  9. 9.North Platte Public Schools15.5
  10. 10.Grand Island Public Schools15.5

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Springfield Platteview Community Schools$24,892
  2. 2.Lakeview Community Schools$22,434
  3. 3.Plattsmouth Community Schools$21,015
  4. 4.Gretna Public Schools$20,828
  5. 5.Omaha Public Schools$19,083
  6. 6.Adams Central Public Schools$18,287
  7. 7.Lincoln Public Schools$17,941
  8. 8.Bennington Public Schools$17,895
  9. 9.Crete Public Schools$16,316
  10. 10.Ashland-Greenwood Public Schs$16,241

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Norris School Dist 160$11,167
  2. 2.Millard Public Schools$11,588
  3. 3.Kearney Public Schools$11,843
  4. 4.Columbus Public Schools$12,151
  5. 5.Norfolk Public Schools$12,419
  6. 6.Beatrice Public Schools$12,491
  7. 7.North Platte Public Schools$12,661
  8. 8.Auburn Public Schools$12,687
  9. 9.Fremont Public Schools$12,694
  10. 10.Seward Public Schools$12,773

Schools by level

321 high schools, 149 middle schools and 534 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 321

  1. Grand Island Senior High School Grand Island, 2,696 students
  2. Central High School Omaha, 2,587 students
  3. Millard North High School Omaha, 2,572 students
  4. Millard South High School Omaha, 2,526 students
  5. South High School Omaha, 2,412 students
  6. Millard West High School Omaha, 2,344 students
  7. Westside High School Omaha, 2,145 students
  8. Southwest High School Lincoln, 2,110 students
  9. Lincoln High School Lincoln, 2,086 students
  10. Papillion la Vista South High School Papillion, 2,038 students
  11. Lincoln East High School Lincoln, 1,982 students
  12. North Star High School Lincoln, 1,927 students
  13. Papillion la Vista Senior High Papillion, 1,867 students
  14. Lincoln Southeast High School Lincoln, 1,848 students
  15. Lincoln Northeast High School Lincoln, 1,819 students

Middle schools 149

  1. Columbus Middle School Columbus, 1,166 students
  2. Norris Middle School Omaha, 1,140 students
  3. R M Marrs Magnet Middle School Omaha, 1,066 students
  4. Scott Middle School Lincoln, 1,020 students
  5. Beadle Middle School Omaha, 1,011 students
  6. Schoo Middle School Lincoln, 1,006 students
  7. Kiewit Middle School Omaha, 967 students
  8. Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School Omaha, 952 students
  9. Westside Middle School Omaha, 948 students
  10. Harry Andersen Middle School Omaha, 898 students
  11. Bluestem Middle School Omaha, 894 students
  12. Aspen Creek Middle School Omaha, 863 students
  13. Goodrich Middle School Lincoln, 849 students
  14. Moore Middle School Lincoln, 849 students
  15. Park Middle School Lincoln, 843 students

Elementary schools 534

  1. Kooser Elementary School Lincoln, 929 students
  2. Roper Elementary School Lincoln, 850 students
  3. Beatrice Elementary School Beatrice, 798 students
  4. Gateway Elementary School Omaha, 792 students
  5. Belmont Elementary School Lincoln, 773 students
  6. Adams Elementary School Lincoln, 767 students
  7. Spring Lake Magnet Center Omaha, 744 students
  8. Wysong Elementary Lincoln, 738 students
  9. Schuyler Elementary School Schuyler, 715 students
  10. Gomez Heritage Elementary School Omaha, 711 students
  11. Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School Omaha, 708 students
  12. Maxey Elementary School Lincoln, 674 students
  13. Arnold Elementary School Lincoln, 673 students
  14. Campbell Elementary School Lincoln, 669 students
  15. Blue Sage Elementary Elkhorn, 664 students

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Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.