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The fastest-growing public high schools in Nebraska

Across Nebraska, 47 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 83.5%, against a median of 9.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Nebraska

Top Enrollment growth

83.5%

Median Enrollment growth

9.2%

FASTEST GROWING · NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	582	1,068	83.5%
2	MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL	MINDEN, NE	MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	211	272	28.9%
3	BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	BATTLE CREEK, NE	BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	229	292	27.5%
4	ASHLAND-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL	ASHLAND, NE	ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS	257	322	25.3%
5	CRETE HIGH SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	575	705	22.6%
6	BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL	BRIDGEPORT, NE	BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	212	253	19.3%
7	MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL	MILFORD, NE	MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	321	379	18.1%
8	WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL	WAKEFIELD, NE	WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	202	234	15.8%
9	MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MALCOLM, NE	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	262	302	15.3%
10	DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL	VALLEY, NE	DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS	283	326	15.2%
11	CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL	CENTRAL CITY, NE	CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	214	243	13.6%
12	WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL	WAYNE, NE	WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	285	323	13.3%
13	FREMONT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,482	1,677	13.2%
14	DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL	DAVID CITY, NE	DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	272	307	12.9%
15	ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,271	1,434	12.8%
16	LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL	COLUMBUS, NE	LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	306	344	12.4%
17	SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	SCHUYLER, NE	SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	573	643	12.2%
18	WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	608	679	11.7%
19	KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,497	1,663	11.1%
20	FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	FORT CALHOUN, NE	FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS	345	382	10.7%
21	PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HS	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	1,847	2,038	10.3%
22	WAHOO HIGH SCHOOL	WAHOO, NE	WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	311	341	9.6%
23	PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	PIERCE, NE	PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	311	340	9.3%
24	WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	1,964	2,145	9.2%
25	COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL	COLUMBUS, NE	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,230	1,337	8.7%
26	YORK HIGH SCHOOL	YORK, NE	YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	458	498	8.7%
27	NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL	FIRTH, NE	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	679	736	8.4%
28	SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,946	2,110	8.4%
29	MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,360	2,526	7.0%
30	LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,706	1,819	6.6%
31	HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE	SYRACUSE, NE	SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS	216	228	5.6%
32	GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,558	2,696	5.4%
33	YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL	YUTAN, NE	YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	209	219	4.8%
34	ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	ARLINGTON, NE	ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	316	330	4.4%
35	AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL	AUBURN, NE	AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	249	258	3.6%
36	LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	LEXINGTON, NE	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	884	915	3.5%
37	PAPILLION LA VISTA SENIOR HIGH	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	1,815	1,867	2.9%
38	SCOTTSBLUFF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SCOTTSBLUFF, NE	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,036	1,064	2.7%
39	NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,324	1,359	2.6%
40	LOGAN VIEW JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	HOOPER, NE	LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS	256	262	2.3%
41	SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	1,170	1,193	2.0%
42	CONESTOGA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MURRAY, NE	CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	315	321	1.9%
43	NEBRASKA CITY HIGH SCHOOL	NEBRASKA CITY, NE	NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	436	442	1.4%
44	SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL	SEWARD, NE	SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	504	511	1.4%
45	BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOL	BROKEN BOW, NE	BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS	231	234	1.3%
46	ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH	HASTINGS, NE	ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	448	452	0.9%
47	MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,560	2,572	0.5%

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