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Lincoln

Lincoln, NE schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$2,596 left/mo

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3 bd $1,548/mo in Lincoln. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.

Public-school students

51,094

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

13.9

3,677 teachers

Districts / schools

8 / 102

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$2,596

NCES counts 102 public schools here. 107 are filed under a level. 5 are not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

8 largest districts in Lincoln.

  • LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    LINCOLN

    Students
    42,301
    Schools
    78
    Pupil–teacher
    13.9
  • NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160

    FIRTH

    Students
    2,343
    Schools
    4
    Pupil–teacher
    15.5
  • WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145

    WAVERLY

    Students
    2,110
    Schools
    5
    Pupil–teacher
    14.2
  • SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    SEWARD

    Students
    1,485
    Schools
    3
    Pupil–teacher
    13.9
  • MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    MILFORD

    Students
    809
    Schools
    2
    Pupil–teacher
    13
  • RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    RAYMOND

    Students
    723
    Schools
    5
    Pupil–teacher
    13.4
  • MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    MALCOLM

    Students
    643
    Schools
    2
    Pupil–teacher
    14.8
  • CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    UTICA

    Students
    515
    Schools
    3
    Pupil–teacher
    11.8

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

60

Elementary grades

Middle

19

Middle or junior high

High

28

Secondary grades

Other

0

K–12, ungraded, alternative

107 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Lincoln metro sits

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Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $608 left/mo. Childcare $1,004. Lincoln paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

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