Best public high schools in Nebraska

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Bellevue Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 1,562 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#30. Bellevue West High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Arcadia Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 47 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#29. Arcadia High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 203 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#28. High School at Syracuse
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Newman Grove Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 63 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#27. Newman Grove High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Mitchell Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 281 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#26. Mitchell Secondary School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Bennington Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 957 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#25. Bennington Secondary School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Seward Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 523 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#24. Seward High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: North Bend Central Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 231 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#23. North Bend Central Junior/Senior High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Oakland Craig Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 190 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#22. Oakland Craig Senior High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Chadron Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 298 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#21. Chadron Senior High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: West Holt Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 197 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#20. West Holt High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Plainview Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 152 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#19. Plainview Secondary School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Pender Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 169 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#18. Pender High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Lincoln Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 1,982 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#17. Lincoln Southeast High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Papillion-La Vista School District, NE
- Enrollment: 1,856 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#16. Papillion La Vista Senior High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Crofton Community Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 172 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#15. Crofton High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Papillion-La Vista School District, NE
- Enrollment: 1,958 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#14. Papillion La Vista South High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Perkins County Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 180 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#13. Perkins County Junior/Senior High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 174 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#12. Elmwood-Murdock Junior/Senior High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Elkhorn Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 879 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#11. Elkhorn North High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Cody-Kilgore Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 47 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#10. Cody-Kilgore High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Johnson-Brock Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 142 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#9. High School at Johnson
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Wood River Rural Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 144 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#8. Wood River Rural High School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Westside Community Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 2,039 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#7. Westside High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Lincoln Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 2,199 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#6. Southwest High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Elkhorn Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 740 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#5. Elkhorn High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Millard Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 2,299 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#4. Millard West High School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Lincoln Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 2,251 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#3. Lincoln East High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Elkhorn Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 1,437 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#2. Elkhorn South High School
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Millard Public Schools, NE
- Enrollment: 2,575 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Millard North High School
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