Total enrollment
3,730
-487 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
12 schools in North Platte
Nebraska · Public K-12
In total, North Platte hosts 12 public K-12 schools with about 3,751 students, an average of 313 per campus.
7-year change in North Platte
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
73%
was 79%
% Hispanic
19%
was 15%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 07-08 | 513 |
| BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER | Elementary | PK-PK | 133 |
| CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 225 |
| EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 217 |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 329 |
| LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 116 |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 316 |
| MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-06 | 263 |
| MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 247 |
| NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 1,145 |
| OSGOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-PK | 21 |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 226 |
About North Platte
Public education in North Platte, Nebraska runs across 12 schools that teaches roughly 3,751 students. By footprint, North Platte sits in the middle-population bracket.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city consists of 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in North Platte has shrank 12% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 4,217 students to 3,730. The school count fell from 12 to 11 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment decreased from 79% to 73%.
On this page, the community for North Platte discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.