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Lincoln, NE
Public School Ratings




Lincoln Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lincoln Public Schools School District details

Lincoln Public Schools School District
5905 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68510

41,654 Students enrolled in District

78 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Lincoln Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Nebraska

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.0% of all NE school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.9% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
57%
57%
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55%
56%
56%
57%
57%
57%
55%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adams Elementary School
7401 Jacobs Creek Drive
Lincoln, NE, 68512
PK-05
Arnold Elementary School
5000 Mike Scholl Street
Lincoln, NE, 68524
PK-05
Arts & Humanities Focus Prgm School
643 S 25 Th Ste 9
Lincoln, NE, 68510
09-12
Bay High Focus Program School
2005 Y Street
Lincoln, NE, 68503
09-12
Beattie Elementary School
1901 Calvert St
Lincoln, NE, 68502
PK-05
Belmont Elementary School
3425 N 14 Th St
Lincoln, NE, 68521
PK-05
Brownell Elementary School
6000 Aylesworth Ave
Lincoln, NE, 68505
PK-05
Bryan Community School
300 South 48 Th Street
Lincoln, NE, 68510
09-12
Calvert Elementary School
3709 S 46 Th St
Lincoln, NE, 68506
PK-05
Campbell Elementary School
2200 Dodge St
Lincoln, NE, 68521
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.8% 64.8%
Black 8.1% 6.9%
Hispanic 18.0% 23.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 3.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.2% 31.3%
Free lunch eligible 38.4% 25.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.8% 6.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,233 $342,936,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $776 $32,328,000 5.2%
Staff $260 $10,819,000 1.7%
General Administration $279 $11,636,000 1.9%
School Administration $745 $31,015,000 5.0%
Operation $1,232 $51,331,000 8.2%
Transportation $313 $13,018,000 2.1%
Other $461 $19,186,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,065 $169,333,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,678 $111,555,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $14,976 $623,824,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,816 $2,901,830,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $756 $248,943,000 4.5%
Staff $420 $138,406,000 2.5%
General Administration $354 $116,476,000 2.1%
School Administration $709 $233,502,000 4.2%
Operation $1,287 $423,709,000 7.7%
Transportation $406 $133,637,000 2.4%
Other $810 $266,626,000 4.8%
Total Support $4,743 $1,561,299,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,263 $1,074,139,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $16,822 $5,537,268,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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