Public schools in Bellevue, NE

Bellevue has 29 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 19 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 11,265 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Bellevue Public Schools runs 20 of them.

The 4 districts and agencies that run Bellevue's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in BellevueDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Bellevue Public Schools209,498$13,985
Educational Service Unit 035129not reported
Omaha Public Schools251,754$16,585
Papillion La Vista Community Schools212,031$12,422

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Bellevue, 2,949 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bellevue West Sr High School1,52916.320.5%Bellevue Public Schools
Bellevue East Sr High School1,42014.229.4%Bellevue Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 middle schools in Bellevue, 1,362 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

19 elementary schools in Bellevue, 6,867 students

The other 9 elementary schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

5 other schools in Bellevue, 87 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Bellevue's public schools compare with Nebraska's

The median Bellevue school has 14.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the Nebraska median of 12.8. 14% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 334 students (state 245).

Bellevue against Nebraska, schools open in 2024-25 with students
BellevueNebraska
Median students per teacher14.912.8
Median school size (students)334245
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)14%37%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)6.9%24%
Charter schools0%0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 29 Bellevue schools and the 993 Nebraska schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Bellevue

  1. Bellevue Public SchoolsRuns 20 of Bellevue's 29 public schools and spent $13,985 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,985
  2. Bellevue West Sr High School, the largest high school in Bellevue1,529 students in 2024-25, 16.3 per teacher.1,529
  3. Compare Bellevue Public Schools with Educational Service Unit 03Bellevue's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in NebraskaNebraska's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Bellevue addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Nebraska

  1. Omaha155 schools
  2. Lincoln66 schools
  3. Grand Island23 schools
  4. Papillion17 schools
  5. Kearney15 schools
  6. Fremont12 schools
  7. Columbus11 schools
  8. Elkhorn11 schools

Questions about schools in Bellevue

  1. How many public schools are in Bellevue, NE?
    29 public schools with an address in Bellevue were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 19 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 11,265 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Bellevue?
    Bellevue West Sr High School, with 1,529 students in 2024-25 (Bellevue Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Bellevue's schools?
    Bellevue Public Schools (20 schools), Educational Service Unit 03 (5 schools), Omaha Public Schools (2 schools), Papillion La Vista Community Schools (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25