School district · Nebraska
Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools in Nebraska: 112 public schools with 52,524 students and 16.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,744 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 112
- Students
- 52,524
- Students per teacher
- 16.7
- NE 13.7 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,744
- 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)
- 3,146
- Counselors (FTE)
- 176
- Students per counselor
- 299
- NE 331 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 42.8
- Librarians (FTE): 82.7
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%40%proficient
A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Nebraska
Median 66% · 167 school districts compared
22,917 students tested, grades 3–8 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Nebraska: 58%30%proficient
A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in Nebraska
Median 71% · 142 school districts compared
22,910 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.
- Federal
- 19% · $188.7M
- State
- 40% · $395M
- Local
- 41% · $398.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $12,189
- Support services
- $4,794
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $52.5M
- Long-term debt
- $886.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 190 | 13.6 | — | — | |
| Pre-K | 154 | 11.0 | — | — | |
Early Childhood Center at GatewayFree meals for all | Pre-K | 64 | 7.9 | — | — |
| Pre-K | 39 | 41.1 | — | — | |
| Pre-K | 11 | — | — | — | |
| Pre-K | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Pre-K | 58 | — | — | — | |
Omaha Public Schools HomebasedFree meals for all | Pre-K | 17 | 1.9 | — | — |
Adams Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 270 | 13.6 | 56% | 52% |
Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 708 | 18.6 | 41% | 34% |
Bancroft Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 535 | 16.7 | 25% | — |
Beals Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 292 | 16.9 | 43% | — |
Belle Ryan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 278 | 12.7 | 56% | — |
Belvedere Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 364 | 14.2 | 22% | — |
Benson West Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 268 | 13.0 | 48% | — |
Boyd Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 547 | 17.7 | 32% | 33% |
Castelar Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 574 | 15.9 | 24% | — |
Catlin Magnet CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 110 | 13.6 | 50% | — |
Central Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 280 | 17.5 | — | — |
Chandler View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 368 | 15.8 | 59% | 55% |
Columbian Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 249 | 14.5 | 78% | 78% |
Conestoga Magnet Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 325 | 17.3 | — | — |
Crestridge Magnet CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 406 | 18.4 | 55% | 50% |
Dodge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 479 | 19.0 | 37% | 22% |
Druid Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 294 | 19.3 | — | — |
Dundee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 468 | 16.4 | 82% | 74% |
Edison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 360 | 15.6 | 56% | 52% |
Field Club Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 638 | 17.3 | 27% | — |
Florence Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 258 | 15.9 | 50% | — |
Fontenelle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 452 | 15.2 | 27% | — |
| Pre-K–5 | 362 | 15.7 | 49% | — | |
Franklin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 243 | 15.6 | — | — |
Fullerton Magnet CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 550 | 17.7 | 58% | 59% |
Gateway Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 792 | 18.0 | 35% | 33% |
| Pre-K–6 | 399 | 17.3 | 41% | 45% | |
Gilder Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 389 | 15.4 | 41% | — |
Gomez Heritage Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 711 | 16.8 | 37% | 40% |
Harrison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 286 | 16.7 | 66% | 64% |
Hartman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 448 | 16.5 | 26% | — |
Highland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 399 | 15.1 | — | — |
Indian Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 489 | 15.7 | 37% | — |
Jackson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 273 | 15.8 | 49% | 39% |
Jefferson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 463 | 16.0 | 51% | — |
Joslyn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 299 | 15.9 | 49% | 49% |
Kellom Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 230 | 14.1 | — | — |
Kennedy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 272 | 11.9 | — | — |
King Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 316 | 16.8 | 44% | — |
Liberty Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 643 | 16.7 | 31% | 47% |
Lothrop Magnet CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 431 | 17.0 | 40% | 40% |
Masters Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 281 | 15.7 | 41% | — |
Miller Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 410 | 18.1 | 31% | — |
Minne Lusa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 329 | 14.7 | — | — |
Mount View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 324 | 18.2 | — | — |
Oak Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 235 | 12.9 | 49% | — |
Ops Virtual Elementary SchoolAlternativeFully virtual | Pre-K–5 | 0 | — | — | — |
Pawnee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 341 | 15.7 | 52% | 55% |
Picotte Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 369 | 16.6 | 63% | 60% |
| Pre-K–5 | 342 | 15.5 | — | — | |
Pinewood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 297 | 18.6 | 57% | 48% |
Ponca Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 138 | 16.9 | 59% | 64% |
Prairie Wind Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 644 | 17.0 | 42% | 42% |
Rose Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 287 | 16.1 | 55% | 65% |
Saddlebrook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 447 | 17.4 | 76% | 71% |
Sherman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 257 | 14.9 | — | — |
Skinner Magnet CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 433 | 19.0 | — | — |
Spring Lake Magnet CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 744 | 15.3 | 40% | 32% |
Springville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 430 | 17.2 | 40% | 38% |
Standing Bear Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 623 | 19.3 | 68% | 73% |
Sunny Slope Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 432 | 15.7 | 47% | 42% |
Wakonda Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 374 | 16.9 | — | — |
Walnut Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 399 | 17.1 | — | — |
Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 312 | 13.3 | 57% | 53% |
Western Hills Magnet CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 377 | 14.6 | 44% | 39% |
Wilson Focus SchoolFree meals for all | 3–6 | 202 | 13.6 | 66% | 61% |
Alfonza W Davis Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 732 | 17.8 | 47% | 30% |
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 952 | 19.0 | 56% | 40% |
Beveridge Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 740 | 15.4 | 44% | 31% |
| 6–8 | 894 | 17.5 | 35% | 20% | |
Bryan Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 682 | 15.0 | 43% | 24% |
King Science/Tech Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 610 | 17.4 | 38% | 20% |
Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 839 | 19.1 | 48% | 33% |
Mc Millan Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 654 | 17.4 | 25% | 14% |
Monroe Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 716 | 17.0 | 27% | 16% |
Morton Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 744 | 18.1 | 33% | 21% |
Nathan Hale Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 685 | 19.6 | 38% | — |
Norris Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,140 | 17.7 | 27% | 13% |
Ops Virtual Middle SchoolAlternativeFully virtual | 6–8 | 0 | — | — | — |
R M Marrs Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,066 | 15.7 | 34% | 22% |
Secondary Success ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all | 7–8 | 0 | — | — | — |
Accelere ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Benson High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,488 | 18.5 | — | — |
Blackburn Alternative ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Bryan High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,474 | 17.1 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,494 | 19.5 | — | — | |
Burke High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,693 | 19.8 | — | — |
Career CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Central High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,587 | 20.7 | — | — |
Esl Teen Literacy ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Gateway To College ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Independent Study ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Mcc Career AcademyAlternative | 9–12 | — | — | — | — |
North High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,754 | 23.5 | — | — |
Northwest High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,517 | 20.3 | — | — |
Ops Virtual High SchoolAlternativeFully virtual | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Parrish ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all | 7–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
South High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,412 | 17.6 | — | — |
Transition Program NorthSpecial education | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Transition Program SouthSpecial education | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Transition Program at Unmc Nebraska MedicineSpecial education | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,573 | 20.7 | — | — | |
Integrated Learning Program at SaratogaSpecial education | Pre-K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
J P Lord ProgramSpecial educationFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
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.
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.
Sources
- Address
- 3215 Cuming St, Omaha, NE 68131
- Phone
- (531)299-0220
- 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.