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The largest public schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska

28 public schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska appear in this ranking of the largest public schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 1,663, against a median of 245 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buffalo County, Nebraska

Top Students

1,663

Median Students

245

LARGEST · BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	1,663
2	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	648
3	SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	536
4	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	417
5	KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	398
6	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	397
7	KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	332
8	GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GIBBON, NE	GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	324
9	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	284
10	BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	272
11	WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	259
12	PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	257
13	GIBBON HIGH SCHOOL	GIBBON, NE	GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	251
14	BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	248
15	RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	RAVENNA, NE	RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	242
16	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	235
17	ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	215
18	AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AMHERST, NE	AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	203
19	PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	200
20	RAVENNA SENIOR HIGH	RAVENNA, NE	RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	170
21	SHELTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SHELTON, NE	SHELTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	159
22	AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL	AMHERST, NE	AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	157
23	ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	149
24	PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	131
25	GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	118
26	SHELTON HIGH SCHOOL	SHELTON, NE	SHELTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	117
27	WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL	High	65
28	HANNY ARRAM CENTER	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	2

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