The largest public schools in Nebraska

Grand Island Senior High School in Grand Island was Nebraska's largest public school in 2024-25, with 2,696 students.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · ranked by fall 2024 membership, schools open that year · method

Largest public schools in Nebraska, 2024-25Grand Island Senior High School 2,696; Central High School 2,587; Millard North High School 2,572; Millard South High School 2,526; South High School 2,412; Millard West High School 2,344; Westside High School 2,145; Southwest High School 2,110; Lincoln High School 2,086; Papillion La Vista South High School 2,038.01k2k3kGrand Island Senior High School2,696Central High School2,587Millard North High School2,572Millard South High School2,526South High School2,412Millard West High School2,344Westside High School2,145Southwest High School2,110Lincoln High School2,086Papillion La Vista South High School2,038
Largest public schools in Nebraska, 2024-25Grand Island Senior High School 2,696; Central High School 2,587; Millard North High School 2,572; Millard South High School 2,526; South High School 2,412; Millard West High School 2,344; Westside High School 2,145; Southwest High School 2,110; Lincoln High School 2,086; Papillion La Vista South High School 2,038.01k2k3kGrand Island Senior High School2,696Central High School2,587Millard North High School2,572Millard South High School2,526South High School2,412Millard West High School2,344Westside High School2,145Southwest High School2,110Lincoln High School2,086Papillion La Vista South High School2,038
Largest public schools in Nebraska, 2024-25Grand Island Senior High School 2,696; Central High School 2,587; Millard North High School 2,572; Millard South High School 2,526; South High School 2,412; Millard West High School 2,344; Westside High School 2,145; Southwest High School 2,110; Lincoln High School 2,086; Papillion La Vista South High School 2,038.01k2k3kGrand Island Senior High School2,696Central High School2,587Millard North High School2,572Millard South High School2,526South High School2,412Millard West High School2,344Westside High School2,145Southwest High School2,110Lincoln High School2,086Papillion La Vista South High School2,038
Largest public schools in Nebraska, 2024-25Grand Island Senior High School 2,696; Central High School 2,587; Millard North High School 2,572; Millard South High School 2,526; South High School 2,412; Millard West High School 2,344; Westside High School 2,145; Southwest High School 2,110; Lincoln High School 2,086; Papillion La Vista South High School 2,038.01k2k3kGrand Island Senior High School2,696Central High School2,587Millard North High School2,572Millard South High School2,526South High School2,412Millard West High School2,344Westside High School2,145Southwest High School2,110Lincoln High School2,086Papillion La Vista South High School2,038

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 largest, with their teachers

SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Grand Island Senior High SchoolGrand Island2,69617.8No
Central High SchoolOmaha2,58720.7No
Millard North High SchoolOmaha2,57217.3No
Millard South High SchoolOmaha2,52616.5No
South High SchoolOmaha2,41217.6No
Millard West High SchoolOmaha2,34417.3No
Westside High SchoolOmaha2,14516.1No
Southwest High SchoolLincoln2,11019.8No
Lincoln High SchoolLincoln2,08613.8No
Papillion La Vista South High SchoolPapillion2,03817.0No
Lincoln East High SchoolLincoln1,98217.2No
North Star High SchoolLincoln1,92716.1No
Papillion La Vista Senior HighPapillion1,86716.0No
Lincoln Southeast High SchoolLincoln1,84817.2No
Lincoln Northeast High SchoolLincoln1,81916.7No
The other 35 on the list
SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
North High SchoolOmaha1,75423.5No
Burke High SchoolOmaha1,69319.8No
Fremont Senior High SchoolFremont1,67717.8No
Kearney High SchoolKearney1,66318.2No
Westview High SchoolBennington1,57320.7No
Bellevue West Sr High SchoolBellevue1,52916.3No
Northwest High SchoolOmaha1,51720.3No
Buena Vista High SchoolOmaha1,49419.5No
Benson High SchoolOmaha1,48818.5No
Bryan High SchoolOmaha1,47417.1No
Elkhorn South High SchoolOmaha1,43416.5No
Bellevue East Sr High SchoolBellevue1,42014.2No
Norfolk Senior High SchoolNorfolk1,35915.9No
Columbus High SchoolColumbus1,33717.2No
South Sioux High SchoolSo Sioux City1,19316.4No
Columbus Middle SchoolColumbus1,16615.7No
North Platte High SchoolNorth Platte1,14516.8No
Norris Middle SchoolOmaha1,14017.7No
Bennington High SchoolBennington1,06815.4No
R M Marrs Magnet Middle SchoolOmaha1,06615.7No
Scottsbluff Senior High SchoolScottsbluff1,06416.7No
Elkhorn North High SchoolOmaha1,05015.9No
Ralston High SchoolRalston1,02416.7No
Scott Middle SchoolLincoln1,02015.5No
Northwest High SchoolLincoln1,01715.2No
Beadle Middle SchoolOmaha1,01116.8No
Schoo Middle SchoolLincoln1,00615.8No
Hastings Senior High SchoolHastings99114.5No
Kiewit Middle SchoolOmaha96716.8No
Gretna High SchoolGretna95514.7No
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle SchoolOmaha95219.0No
Westside Middle SchoolOmaha94812.9No
Kooser Elementary SchoolLincoln92915.4No
Lexington High SchoolLexington91513.8No
Harry Andersen Middle SchoolOmaha89815.6No

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.

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Sources

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

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