Total enrollment
42,301
+564 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
78 schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Nebraska · 42,301 students · 1 city
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Nebraska) covers 78 public K-12 schools and approximately 42,301 students, averaging 542 per campus.
7-year change in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
67
+3 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
60%
was 67%
% Hispanic
17%
was 14%
% Black
8%
was 6%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS is a wide-reaching Nebraska school district running 78 campuses with combined enrollment near 42,301.
On the school-mix side, LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS spans 48 elementary, 14 middle, and 16 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS is about 542, noticeably above the Nebraska average of roughly 324.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 42,301 students, stayed largely flat from the 41,737 reported in SY 2017-18. LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS now counts 67 public schools, up from 64 in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 67% to 60%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.