Nebraska · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best-Resourced School Districts in Nebraska Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 11, 2026
50 Districts ranked
72,886 Students enrolled
55/100 Avg quality score
B- Top grade The ranking in one line
Hershey Public Schools in Hershey leads Nebraska's districts with an average school quality score of 65/100 across 2 schools.
65/100 top district score (grade B-)
2 schools in Hershey Public Schools
557 students in the top district
55/100 average across the top 50
# District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Hershey Public Schools Hershey B- 557 2 13.4:1 $14,962 65 2 Yutan Public Schools Yutan C+ 506 2 12.3:1 $14,375 64.5 3 Wakefield Public Schools Wakefield C+ 567 2 12.7:1 $15,531 63.5 4 Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools Wilber C+ 624 3 14.5:1 $14,564 62.3 5 Wood River Rural Schools Wood River C+ 510 3 9.2:1 $19,212 62 6 West Point Public Schools West Point C+ 728 3 11.8:1 $16,578 61.7 7 Ashland-Greenwood Public Schs Ashland C+ 1,099 3 11.6:1 $13,347 61 8 Minden Public Schools Minden C+ 820 3 - $15,485 60.3 9 Central City Public Schools Central City C+ 767 3 12.5:1 $16,699 60.3 10 O'neill Public Schools O'neill C+ 829 2 11:1 $16,000 60 11 Palmyra District O R 1 Palmyra C+ 711 3 11.7:1 $11,959 60 12 Ord Public Schools Ord C+ 562 2 11.8:1 $16,514 60 13 Mitchell Public Schools Mitchell C 620 2 12.9:1 $14,595 59.5 14 Louisville Public Schools Louisville C 702 3 13.1:1 $13,520 59 15 David City Public Schools David City C 676 3 10.3:1 $19,003 58.7 16 Westside Community Schools Omaha C 6,271 12 14.9:1 $15,352 57.5 17 Arlington Public Schools Arlington C 691 2 12.3:1 $15,096 57.5 18 Boone Central Schools Albion C 649 3 12.3:1 $16,835 57.3 19 St Paul Public Schools St. Paul C 705 2 12.8:1 $13,881 57 20 Logan View Public Schools Hooper C 590 2 13.8:1 $15,086 57 21 Battle Creek Public Schools Battle Creek C 566 2 15.1:1 $13,092 55.5 22 North Bend Central Public Schs North Bend C 586 3 13.2:1 $17,188 55.3 23 Madison Public Schools Madison C 543 4 16.4:1 $16,239 55 24 Valentine Community Schools Valentine C- 623 5 8:1 $20,396 54.8 25 Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools Syracuse C- 793 3 13.7:1 $13,705 54.7 26 Scottsbluff Public Schools Scottsbluff C- 3,519 8 15:1 $12,908 54.5 27 Gordon-Rushville Public Schs Gordon C- 550 4 9.8:1 $18,058 54.3 28 Waverly School District 145 Waverly C- 2,165 5 14.6:1 $13,036 53.6 29 Tekamah-Herman Community Schs Tekamah C- 527 2 11.3:1 $16,588 53.5 30 Norfolk Public Schools Norfolk C- 4,518 11 15.5:1 $13,425 52.1 31 Fort Calhoun Community Schs Fort Calhoun C- 825 2 16.5:1 $12,659 52 32 Fillmore Central Public Schs Geneva C- 609 3 12.4:1 $15,223 52 33 Gering Public Schools Gering C- 2,023 6 21.8:1 $11,616 51.7 34 Pierce Public Schools Pierce C- 690 2 14.1:1 $13,858 51.5 35 Conestoga Public Schools Murray C- 709 2 11.7:1 $16,054 51 36 Mc Cook Public Schools Mc Cook C- 1,376 4 14:1 $13,820 50.8 37 Bridgeport Public Schools Bridgeport C- 506 2 13.2:1 $18,466 50.5 38 Seward Public Schools Seward C- 1,496 3 14:1 $13,609 50.3 39 Raymond Central Public Schools Raymond D 742 5 24.5:1 $16,167 49.8 40 Springfield Platteview Community Schools Springfield D 1,203 4 13.5:1 $16,081 49.8 41 Gretna Public Schools Gretna D 6,529 10 14.7:1 $11,616 49.7 42 Gothenburg Public Schools Gothenburg D 847 3 14.6:1 $14,830 49.3 43 Elkhorn Public Schools Elkhorn D 11,319 20 15.2:1 $11,437 49.1 44 Northwest Public Schools Grand Island D 1,465 5 14.4:1 $13,932 49 45 North Platte Public Schools North Platte D 3,782 12 18.7:1 $13,735 48.8 46 Chadron Public Schools Chadron D 941 4 11.6:1 $15,412 48.8 47 Plattsmouth Community Schools Plattsmouth D 1,504 4 15.2:1 $14,084 48.5 48 Chase County Schools Imperial D 625 2 8.8:1 $14,899 48.5 49 Sidney Public Schools Sidney D 1,276 6 16.5:1 $13,629 48.3 50 Ogallala Public Schools Ogallala D 845 2 8.6:1 $16,428 48
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in Nebraska? ▼ The top-ranked district in Nebraska is Hershey Public Schools in Hershey with 557 students across 2 schools. Average quality score: 65/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Nebraska? ▼ Nebraska has 50+ school districts serving 327,234 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.
Explore More for Nebraska Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.