School district · Nebraska

Lincoln Public Schools

Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska: 78 public schools with 42,301 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,781 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 78
Students: 42,301
Students per teacher: 13.9; NE 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,781; NE $15.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 3,036
Counselors (FTE): 127
Students per counselor: 333; NE 331 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 37.6; Librarians (FTE): 53.3

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Nebraska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Nebraska: 59%

57%proficient

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 66% · 167 school districts compared

18,436 students tested, grades 3–8 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Nebraska: 58%

55%proficient

A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Nebraska

Median 71% · 142 school districts compared

18,426 students tested, grades 3–8 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.5K15

$10.9K16

$11.4K17

$11.4K18

$11.8K19

$12.0K20

$12.4K21

$12.8K22

$13.6K23

$14.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $79.8M
State: 30% · $212.5M
Local: 58% · $409.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,065
Support services: $5,072
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $16.8M
Long-term debt: $589.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 7Elementary schools: 41Middle schools: 14High schools: 16

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Early Childhood at Northwest High School	Pre-K	26	13.0	—	—	Lincoln
Early Childhood at Standing Bear HS	Pre-K	21	10.5	—	—	Lincoln
Ecse - Homebased	Pre-K	527	30.7	—	—	Lincoln
Educare of LincolnFree meals for all	Pre-K	124	41.3	—	—	Lincoln
Infant Toddler at Bryan Community School	Pre-K	8	4.0	—	—	Lincoln
Infant Toddler at Lincoln High School	Pre-K	11	5.5	—	—	Lincoln
Infant Toddler at Lincoln Northeast High School	Pre-K	3	3.0	—	—	Lincoln
Adams Elementary School	Pre-K–5	767	16.0	73%	81%	Lincoln
Arnold Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	673	12.6	42%	38%	Lincoln
Beattie Elementary School	Pre-K–5	333	12.5	63%	60%	Lincoln
Belmont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	773	11.4	41%	40%	Lincoln
Brownell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	325	11.8	54%	62%	Lincoln
Calvert Elementary School	Pre-K–5	337	12.8	47%	47%	Lincoln
Campbell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	669	12.4	42%	41%	Lincoln
Cavett Elementary School	Pre-K–5	556	15.1	75%	78%	Lincoln
Clinton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	457	10.9	—	—	Lincoln
Donald D Sherrill Education Cntr - ElemSpecial education	Pre-K–5	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Eastridge Elementary School	Pre-K–5	264	15.2	70%	64%	Lincoln
Elliott Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	397	9.8	34%	31%	Lincoln
Everett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	480	11.0	—	—	Lincoln
Fredstrom Elementary School	Pre-K–5	443	14.7	66%	66%	Lincoln
Hartley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	341	10.4	34%	32%	Lincoln
Hill Elementary School	Pre-K–5	402	13.6	58%	64%	Lincoln
Holmes Elementary School	Pre-K–5	402	13.7	54%	46%	Lincoln
Humann Elementary School	Pre-K–5	487	14.2	61%	61%	Lincoln
Huntington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	355	9.7	—	—	Lincoln
Kahoa Elementary School	Pre-K–5	432	14.8	67%	72%	Lincoln
Kloefkorn Elementary	Pre-K–5	497	15.6	76%	78%	Lincoln
Kooser Elementary School	Pre-K–5	929	15.4	54%	53%	Lincoln
Lakeview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	418	12.7	—	—	Lincoln
Maxey Elementary School	Pre-K–5	674	15.2	72%	74%	Lincoln
Mcphee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	302	10.0	—	—	Lincoln
Meadow Lane Elementary School	Pre-K–5	523	12.5	46%	47%	Lincoln
Morley Elementary School	Pre-K–5	370	14.3	71%	64%	Lincoln
Norwood Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	251	10.0	40%	—	Lincoln
Pershing Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	421	11.8	42%	—	Lincoln
Prescott Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	485	10.8	50%	45%	Lincoln
Pyrtle Elementary School	Pre-K–5	449	14.6	73%	67%	Lincoln
Randolph Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	452	12.1	58%	61%	Lincoln
Riley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	276	11.2	50%	57%	Lincoln
Robinson Elementary School	Pre-K–5	398	13.3	72%	67%	Lincoln
Roper Elementary School	Pre-K–5	850	14.7	52%	48%	Lincoln
Rousseau Elementary School	Pre-K–5	587	14.9	64%	66%	Lincoln
Saratoga Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	216	10.0	51%	54%	Lincoln
Sheridan Elementary School	Pre-K–5	352	13.9	85%	76%	Lincoln
West Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	463	11.6	33%	25%	Lincoln
Wysong Elementary	Pre-K–5	738	17.4	68%	79%	Lincoln
Zeman Elementary School	Pre-K–5	360	13.3	56%	50%	Lincoln
Culler Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	677	10.6	29%	24%	Lincoln
Dawes Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	395	11.1	50%	44%	Lincoln
Goodrich Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	849	12.7	42%	37%	Lincoln
Irving Middle School	6–8	795	14.5	67%	54%	Lincoln
Lefler Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	584	12.8	56%	48%	Lincoln
Lux Middle School	6–8	803	16.2	75%	74%	Lincoln
Mickle Middle School	6–8	705	14.9	59%	55%	Lincoln
Middle School Student Support ProgramAlternative	6–8	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Moore Middle School	6–8	849	19.2	78%	81%	Lincoln
Nuernberger Education CenterSpecial education	6–8	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Park Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	843	12.8	46%	46%	Lincoln
Pound Middle School	6–8	731	14.8	68%	65%	Lincoln
Schoo Middle School	6–8	1,006	15.8	57%	48%	Lincoln
Scott Middle School	6–8	1,020	15.5	71%	81%	Lincoln
Arts & Humanities Focus PrgmAlternative	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Bay High Focus ProgramAlternative	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Bryan Community SchoolAlternative	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
High School Student Support ProgramAlternative	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Lincoln East High School	9–12	1,982	17.2	—	—	Lincoln
Lincoln High School	9–12	2,086	13.8	—	—	Lincoln
Lincoln Northeast High School	9–12	1,819	16.7	—	—	Lincoln
Lincoln Southeast High School	9–12	1,848	17.2	—	—	Lincoln
Lps Career AcademyAlternative	11–12	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Lps Graduation Pathways ProgramAlternative	10–12	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
North Star High School	9–12	1,927	16.1	—	—	Lincoln
Northwest High School	9–12	1,017	15.2	—	—	Lincoln
Science Focus ProgramAlternative	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Southwest High School	9–12	2,110	19.8	—	—	Lincoln
Special Ed Yankee Hill ProgramSpecial education	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lincoln
Standing Bear High School	9–12	631	15.9	—	—	Lincoln

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 5905 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402)436-1000

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.