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Towns with the best schools in Nebraska

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 104 towns in Nebraska with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Bennington ranks first with a score of 82. Chadron and York follow, with 79 and 75. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Bennington 82 20.4%33.5% 2,366
2 Chadron 79 13.4%59.1% 5,160
3 York 75 16.0%34.7% 8,141
4 Seward 73 8.4%26.0% 7,678
5 Waverly 73 13.8%21.8% 4,440
6 Battle Creek 73 17.2%35.5% 1,456
7 Papillion 73 27.2%30.9% 25,244
8 Blair 71 9.8%22.2% 7,914
9 Cambridge 71 11.3%11.3% 1,082
10 Valentine 70 0.0%52.6% 2,633
11 Elm Creek 69 20.9%16.3% 1,107
12 Ravenna 69 13.1%13.1% 1,382
13 Yutan 68 0.0%34.6% 1,832
14 North Platte 68 8.4%33.1% 22,831
15 Pierce 68 0.0%41.7% 1,956
16 Arlington 68 0.0%30.2% 1,467
17 Valley 67 6.1%48.1% 3,174
18 Oakland 67 0.0%30.8% 1,552
19 Wakefield 66 0.0%22.7% 1,305
20 Central City 66 0.0%21.4% 3,061
21 Norfolk 66 6.5%39.7% 26,054
22 Wisner 66 0.0%37.9% 1,461
23 Springfield 66 4.6%41.3% 1,595
24 Hebron 65 0.0%56.5% 1,577
25 Gretna 65 0.0%34.1% 9,193

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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