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Best Nebraska School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 274 top school districts in Nebraska, serving 330,500 students.

The most diverse district is West Hastings School District, with a diversity score of 0.75.

The largest school district is Omaha School District, serving 52,524 students.

The highest graduation rate school district is Gretna School District, with 98% graduation rate.

Top Nebraska School Districts (2026)

School District

# Students

Diversity Score

Graduation %

Adams Central School District

1,056

0.15

95%

Ainsworth Community Schools

383

0.34

90%

Alegent/Immanuel RTC School District

n/a

Allen Consolidated Schools

131

0.13

50%

Alliance School District

1,310

0.57

87%

Alma School District

382

0.13

80%

Amherst School District

360

0.11

80%

Anselmo-Merna School District

249

0.06

80%

Ansley School District

186

0.22

50%

Arapahoe School District

334

0.2

80%

Arcadia School District

132

0.12

50%

Arlington School District

702

0.14

90%

Arnold School District

200

0.17

50%

Arthur County Schools

115

0.1

50%

Ashland-Greenwood School District

1,149

0.19

92%

Auburn School District

1,019

0.15

92%

Aurora School District

1,230

0.24

92%

Axtell Community Schools

335

0.14

80%

Bancroft-Rosalie Comm Schools

284

0.54

90%

Banner County School District

128

0.29

50%

Battle Creek School District

584

0.14

90%

Bayard School District

323

0.42

80%

Beatrice School District

2,102

0.33

87%

Bellevue School District

9,502

0.6

91%

Bennington School District

4,381

0.33

95%

Bertrand School District

236

0.24

80%

Blair Community Schools

2,184

0.23

95%

Bloomfield Community Schools

287

0.4

80%

Blue Hill Community Schools

315

0.13

80%

Boone Central Schools

603

0.15

90%

Boyd County Schools

305

0.21

80%

Boys Town Interim Prg Schools

n/a

Brady School District

187

0.14

80%

Bridgeport School District

525

0.39

90%

Broken Bow School District

892

0.32

95%

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