Nebraska · NCES CCD 2024-25

Largest Schools in Nebraska

The 50 largest public schools in Nebraska, ranked by total student enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Grand Island Senior High School in GRAND ISLAND is Nebraska's largest public school with 2,696 students enrolled.

2,696
students at Grand Island Senior High School: 17.2:1
student-teacher ratio at the largest school: 1,518
average across the top 50

#	School	Student:Teacher	Level	District	Enrollment
1	Grand Island Senior High SchoolGRAND ISLAND	17.2:1	High	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,696
2	Central High SchoolOMAHA	21.7:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,587
3	Millard North High SchoolOMAHA	17.5:1	High	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,572
4	Millard South High SchoolOMAHA	16.3:1	High	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,526
5	South High SchoolOMAHA	16.8:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,412
6	Millard West High SchoolOMAHA	17.8:1	High	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,344
7	Westside High SchoolOMAHA	16.3:1	High	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	2,145
8	Southwest High SchoolLINCOLN	19.4:1	High	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,110
9	Lincoln High SchoolLINCOLN	13.7:1	High	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,086
10	Papillion La Vista South HsPAPILLION	17.1:1	High	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	2,038
11	Lincoln East High SchoolLINCOLN	15.6:1	High	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,982
12	North Star High SchoolLINCOLN	15.2:1	High	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,927
13	Papillion La Vista Senior HighPAPILLION	16.2:1	High	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	1,867
14	Lincoln Southeast High SchoolLINCOLN	15.9:1	High	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,848
15	Lincoln Northeast High SchoolLINCOLN	15.7:1	High	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,819
16	North High SchoolOMAHA	21.9:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,754
17	Burke High SchoolOMAHA	17.8:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,693
18	Fremont Senior High SchoolFREMONT	20.2:1	High	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,677
19	Kearney High SchoolKEARNEY	18.5:1	High	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,663
20	Westview High SchoolBENNINGTON	43.7:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,573
21	Bellevue West Sr High SchoolBELLEVUE	15.3:1	High	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,529
22	Northwest High SchoolOMAHA	18.7:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,517
23	Buena Vista High SchoolOMAHA	41.5:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,494
24	Benson High SchoolOMAHA	19.6:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,488
25	Bryan High SchoolOMAHA	15.5:1	High	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,474
26	Elkhorn South High SchoolOMAHA	16.3:1	High	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,434
27	Bellevue East Sr High SchoolBELLEVUE	13.8:1	High	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,420
28	Norfolk Senior High SchoolNORFOLK	16.2:1	High	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,359
29	Columbus High SchoolCOLUMBUS	17.6:1	High	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,337
30	South Sioux High SchoolSO SIOUX CITY	16.8:1	High	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	1,193
31	Columbus Middle SchoolCOLUMBUS	14.9:1	Elementary	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,166
32	North Platte High SchoolNORTH PLATTE	15.9:1	High	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,145
33	Norris Middle SchoolOMAHA	17:1	Middle	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,140
34	Bennington High SchoolBENNINGTON	18.1:1	High	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,068
35	R M Marrs Magnet Middle SchoolOMAHA	15:1	Middle	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,066
36	Scottsbluff Senior High SchoolSCOTTSBLUFF	17.4:1	High	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,064
37	Elkhorn North High SchoolOMAHA	17.2:1	High	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,050
38	Ralston High SchoolRALSTON	16.5:1	High	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,024
39	Scott Middle SchoolLINCOLN	14.6:1	Middle	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,020
40	Northwest High SchoolLINCOLN	25.4:1	High	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,017
41	Beadle Middle SchoolOMAHA	16.3:1	Middle	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,011
42	Schoo Middle SchoolLINCOLN	16.5:1	Middle	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,006
43	Hastings Senior High SchoolHASTINGS	13.8:1	High	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	991
44	Kiewit Middle SchoolOMAHA	17:1	Middle	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	967
45	Gretna High SchoolGRETNA	9.7:1	High	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	955
46	Alice Buffett Magnet Middle SchoolOMAHA	14.6:1	Elementary	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	952
47	Westside Middle SchoolOMAHA	13.5:1	Middle	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	948
48	Kooser Elementary SchoolLINCOLN	16.9:1	Other	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	929
49	Lexington High SchoolLEXINGTON	15.3:1	High	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	915
50	Harry Andersen Middle SchoolOMAHA	15.5:1	Middle	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	898

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Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 school year. Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.

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