Regular local school district · Lancaster County

Lincoln Public Schools, NE: schools, enrollment and spending

Lincoln Public Schools runs 78 public schools with 42,301 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Nebraska figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS".

At a glance

Schools: 78
Students: 42,301
Teachers (FTE): 3,035
Students per teacher: 13.9; NE: 14.1 · US: 15.3

Address: 5905 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402)436-1000
County: Lancaster County
Locale: City: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3172840
State district ID: NE-550001000
Total staff (FTE): 6,183
School counselors (FTE): 127.0About 333 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 132.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district13.9

Nebraska14.1

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (41,674), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $563.3 million
Federal revenue: $55.1 million
State revenue: $179.1 million
Local revenue: $329.0 million
Total spending: $747.7 million
Spending per pupil: $17,941
Salaries: $321.6 million43.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $537.1 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 9.8%
State: 31.8%
Local: 58.4%

Nebraska overall

Federal: 9.5%
State: 31.4%
Local: 59.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,941

Nebraska$16,481

United States$16,826

Schools in Lincoln Public Schools

By level: 16 high, 14 middle, 41 elementary, 7 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Adams Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	767	16.3
Arnold Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	673	12.7
Arts & Humanities Focus Prgm	High	9 to 12	0
Bay High Focus Program	High	9 to 12	0
Beattie Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	333	12.8
Belmont Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	773	11.5
Brownell Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	325	12.0
Bryan Community School	High	9 to 12	0
Calvert Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	337	13.0
Campbell Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	669	12.6
Cavett Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	556	15.4
Clinton Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	457	11.1
Culler Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	677	10.7
Dawes Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	395	11.3
Donald D Sherrill Education Cntr - Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	0
Early Childhood at Northwest High School	Prekindergarten	PK	26	13.0
Early Childhood at Standing Bear High School	Prekindergarten	PK	21	10.5
Eastridge Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	264	15.5
Ecse - Homebased	Prekindergarten	PK	527	31.0
Educare of LincolnCEP school	Prekindergarten	PK	124	41.3
Elliott Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	397	9.9
Everett Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	480	11.2
Fredstrom Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	443	14.8
Goodrich Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	849	12.9
Hartley Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	341	10.7
High School Student Support Program	High	9 to 12	0
Hill Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	402	13.9
Holmes Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	402	13.9
Humann Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	487	14.3
Huntington Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	355	9.9
Infant Toddler at Bryan Community School	Prekindergarten	PK	8	4.0
Infant Toddler at Lincoln High School	Prekindergarten	PK	11	5.5
Infant Toddler at Lincoln Northeast High School	Prekindergarten	PK	3	3.0
Irving Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	795	14.7
Kahoa Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	432	14.9
Kloefkorn Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	497	16.0
Kooser Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	929	15.5
Lakeview Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	418	13.1
Lefler Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	584	13.0
Lincoln East High School	High	9 to 12	1,982	17.2
Lincoln High School	High	9 to 12	2,086	13.8
Lincoln Northeast High School	High	9 to 12	1,819	16.8
Lincoln Southeast High School	High	9 to 12	1,848	17.3
Lps Career Academy	High	11 to 12	0
Lps Graduation Pathways Program	High	10 to 12	0
Lux Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	803	16.4
Maxey Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	674	15.3
McPhee Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	302	10.1
Meadow Lane Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	523	12.8
Mickle Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	705	15.0

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Malcolm Public Schools 643 students
University of Nebraska High School 165 students
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Morton School 0 students
Nebraska Youth Academy 0 students
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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.