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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 Nebraska 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
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bellevue.
PK–616 schoolsBellevue Public Schools
7–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsBellevue Public Schools
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.