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Omaha Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Omaha and Bellevue.
Students
52,524
Schools
112
Spent per student
$17,744
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
17:1
Debt
$866.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Omaha Public Schools
- School Grade D: better than 5% of Iowa districts
- Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 13 pts below the state
- Spends 14% more per student than the NE average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $866.3M, about $16,493 per student
Test scores vs. NE
2020–21Math proficiency20%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 48.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)73%
State average 86%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,744 per student · 14% above NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 27%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 40%Federal 19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
51,914’20
51,626’21
51,754’22
51,693’23
52,524’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 41%Black 23%White 21%Asian 7%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
112 public schools.
Gateway Elementary School
D792 students18:1
Spring Lake Magnet Center
D−744 students15:1
Gomez Heritage Elementary School
D711 students17:1
Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School
D708 students19:1
Prairie Wind Elementary School
C−644 students17:1
Liberty Elementary School
D−643 students17:1
Field Club Elementary School
D638 students17:1
Standing Bear Elementary School
A623 students19:1
Castelar Elementary School
D−574 students16:1
Fullerton Magnet Center
C550 students18:1
Boyd Elementary School
D547 students18:1
Bancroft Elementary School
D−535 students17:1
Indian Hill Elementary School
D−489 students16:1
Dodge Elementary School
C−479 students19:1
Dundee Elementary School
B468 students16:1
Jefferson Elementary School
D463 students16:1
Fontenelle Elementary School
D−452 students15:1
Hartman Elementary School
D−448 students16:1
Saddlebrook Elementary School
B447 students17:1
Skinner Magnet Center
D−433 students19:1
Sunny Slope Elementary School
D432 students16:1
Lothrop Magnet Center
D431 students17:1
Springville Elementary School
C−430 students17:1
Miller Park Elementary School
D410 students18:1
Crestridge Magnet Center
C406 students18:1
Gifford Park Elementary School
D399 students17:1
Highland Elementary School
D−399 students15:1
Walnut Hill Elementary School
D−399 students17:1
Gilder Elementary School
D389 students15:1
Western Hills Magnet Center
D377 students15:1
Wakonda Elementary School
D374 students17:1
Picotte Elementary School
A−369 students17:1
Chandler View Elementary School
D368 students16:1
Belvedere Elementary School
D−364 students14:1
Forest Station Elementary School
362 students16:1
Edison Elementary School
C−360 students16:1
Pine Elementary School
342 students15:1
Pawnee Elementary School
C−341 students16:1
Minne Lusa Elementary School
D−329 students15:1
Conestoga Magnet Elementary School
D−325 students17:1
Mount View Elementary School
D−324 students18:1
King Elementary School
D−316 students17:1
Washington Elementary School
C312 students13:1
Joslyn Elementary School
C−299 students16:1
Pinewood Elementary School
D297 students19:1
Druid Hill Elementary School
D−294 students19:1
Beals Elementary School
C−292 students17:1
Rose Hill Elementary School
C−287 students16:1
Harrison Elementary School
B+286 students17:1
Masters Elementary School
D281 students16:1
Central Park Elementary School
D−280 students18:1
Belle Ryan Elementary School
D278 students13:1
Jackson Elementary School
D273 students16:1
Kennedy Elementary School
D272 students12:1
Adams Elementary School
D270 students14:1
Benson West Elementary School
D268 students13:1
Florence Elementary School
D258 students16:1
Sherman Elementary School
D−257 students15:1
Columbian Elementary School
A249 students14:1
Franklin Elementary School
D243 students16:1
Oak Valley Elementary School
D235 students13:1
Kellom Elementary School
D230 students14:1
Wilson Focus School
B202 students14:1
Ponca Elementary School
B138 students17:1
Catlin Magnet Center
C−110 students14:1
Ops Virtual Elementary School
0 students0:1
Norris Middle School
D−1,140 students18:1
R M Marrs Magnet Middle School
D1,066 students16:1
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School
C952 students19:1
Bluestem Middle School
894 students18:1
Lewis & Clark Middle School
D839 students19:1
Morton Magnet Middle School
D744 students18:1
Beveridge Magnet Middle School
C−740 students15:1
Alfonza W Davis Middle School
C−732 students18:1
Monroe Middle School
D−716 students17:1
Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School
D−685 students20:1
Bryan Middle School
D682 students15:1
MC Millan Magnet Middle School
D−654 students17:1
King Science/Tech Magnet Middle School
D610 students17:1
Ops Virtual Middle School
0 students0:1
Secondary Success Program
0 students0:1
Central High School
C−2,587 students21:1
South High School
D−2,412 students18:1
North High School
D1,754 students24:1
Burke High School
C−1,693 students20:1
Westview High School
1,573 students21:1
Northwest High School
D−1,517 students20:1
Buena Vista High School
1,494 students20:1
Benson High School
D−1,488 students18:1
Bryan High School
D−1,474 students17:1
Accelere Program
0 students0:1
Blackburn Alternative Program
0 students0:1
Career Center
0 students0:1
Esl Teen Literacy Program
0 students
Gateway to College Program
0 students
Independent Study Program
0 students
Ops Virtual High School
0 students0:1
Parrish Program
0 students0:1
Transition Program at Unmc Nebraska Medicine
0 students
Transition Program North
0 students0:1
Transition Program South
0 students0:1
MCC Career Academy
0 students
Early Childhood Center at Educare - Indian Hill
190 students14:1
Early Childhood Center at Educare - Kellom
154 students11:1
Early Childhood Center at Gateway
64 students8:1
Early Learning Center (PK) at Kennedy
58 students290:1
Early Learning Center (0-3) at Gateway
39 students39:1
Omaha Public Schools Homebased
17 students2:1
Early Learning Center (0-3) at Kennedy
11 students
Early Learning Center (0-3) at Skinner
0 students0:1
Integrated Learning Program at Saratoga
0 students0:1
J P Lord Program
0 students0:1
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.