Burke High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Omaha, Nebraska

Burke High School in Omaha, Nebraska enrolled 1,693 students in 2024-25 with 85.5 full-time teachers, 19.8 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85% (Nebraska: 87.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

1,915 students in 2022-23, 1,729 students in 2023-24, 1,693 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 95.0 to 85.5.

Students enrolled at Burke High School by school year2022-23: 1,915, 2023-24: 1,729, 2024-25: 1,69305001k1.5k2k2022-231,9152023-241,7292024-251,693
Students enrolled at Burke High School by school year2022-23: 1,915, 2023-24: 1,729, 2024-25: 1,69305001k1.5k2k2022-231,9152023-241,7292024-251,693
Students enrolled at Burke High School by school year2022-23: 1,915, 2023-24: 1,729, 2024-25: 1,69305001k1.5k2k2022-231,9152023-241,7292024-251,693
Students enrolled at Burke High School by school year2022-23: 1,915, 2023-24: 1,729, 2024-25: 1,69305001k1.5k2k2022-231,9152023-241,7292024-251,693
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,91595.020.2
2023-241,72988.019.6
2024-251,69385.519.8

19.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Nebraska high schools

Among the 266 Nebraska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Burke High School 19.8; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherBurke High School 19.8state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Burke High School 19.8; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherBurke High School 19.8state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Burke High School 19.8; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherBurke High School 19.8state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Burke High School 19.8; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherBurke High School 19.8state median 10.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

23 AP courses and one counselor per 262 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Burke High School enrolled 2,097 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 267 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses23
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 262 of the 2,097 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions267
  • Chronically absent58.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

33.0% of students were White, 29.7% Black, 22.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White33.0%
  2. Black29.7%
  3. Hispanic22.2%
  4. Two or more races8.4%
  5. Asian5.9%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Burke High School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNebraska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235%26%47.1%
Math, 2022-2326%20% (2021-22)58.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85% of the 544 students in Burke High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNebraska
Four-year graduation rate85%70%87.3%
Students in the class5443,84224,336

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Omaha

15 public high schools in Omaha report 2024-25 enrollment; Burke High School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Central High School2,58720.7not reported
Millard North High School2,57217.315.3%
Millard South High School2,52616.523.9%
South High School2,41217.6not reported
Millard West High School2,34417.313.2%
Westside High School2,14516.127.1%
North High School1,75423.5not reported
Burke High School1,69319.8not reported

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Burke High School

  1. Millard North High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 2,572 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Westside High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.0 miles away: 2,145 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Burke High School with Millard North High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Omaha Public Schools spends per student$16,585 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,585
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaBurke High School is the number 17 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#17 of 268
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher19.8 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.19.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Burke High School

  1. How many students attend Burke High School?
    1,693 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,915 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Omaha, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Burke High School?
    19.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Burke High School a Title I school?
    Burke High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Burke High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Burke High School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Burke High School?
    85% of the 544 students in Burke High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Burke High School in?
    Omaha Public Schools, NCES district ID 3174820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317482001360 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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