| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 14.98 | Elkhorn Public Schools / 24,414 |
| 2. | 14.92 | Gretna Public Schools / 11,554 |
| 3. | 14.80 | Millard Public Schools / 99,391 |
| 4. | 14.65 | Westside Community Schools / 33,466 |
| 5. | 14.55 | Bennington Public Schools / 3,172 |
| 6. | 14.54 | Waverly School District 145 / 10,045 |
| 7. | 14.39 | Papillion-La Vista Public Schools / 53,670 |
| 8. | 14.27 | Norris School District 160 / 8,266 |
| 9. | 14.22 | South Sarpy District 46 / 6,479 |
| 10. | 14.15 | Kearney Public Schools / 35,496 |
| 11. | 14.15 | Bellevue Public Schools / 43,193 |
| 12. | 14.14 | Chadron Public Schools / 7,184 |
| 13. | 14.11 | Lincoln Public Schools / 250,800 |
| 14. | 14.05 | Palmyra District OR-1 / 3,170 |
| 15. | 14.00 | Malcolm Public Schools / 2,528 |
| 16. | 14.00 | Medicine Valley Public Schools / 1,153 |
| 17. | 13.99 | Seward Public Schools / 10,435 |
| 18. | 13.96 | Adams Central Public Schools / 6,077 |
| 19. | 13.94 | Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools / 2,351 |
| 20. | 13.94 | Sioux County Public Schools / 720 |
| 21. | 13.90 | Fort Calhoun Community Schools / 2,382 |
| 22. | 13.85 | Sidney Public Schools / 7,197 |
| 23. | 13.79 | Blair Community Schools / 13,098 |
| 24. | 13.77 | Wayne Community Schools / 6,786 |
| 25. | 13.77 | Conestoga Public Schools / 4,114 |
| 26. | 13.76 | Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools / 4,847 |
| 27. | 13.73 | Banner County Public Schools / 850 |
| 28. | 13.73 | Ralston Public Schools / 20,819 |
| 29. | 13.71 | Minden Public Schools / 3,861 |
| 30. | 13.70 | Pleasanton Public Schools / 1,178 |
| 31. | 13.69 | Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools / 2,762 |
| 32. | 13.68 | Clay Center Public Schools / 941 |
| 33. | 13.68 | Milford Public Schools / 4,430 |
| 34. | 13.67 | Raymond Central Schools / 3,904 |
| 35. | 13.67 | Shelton Public Schools / 1,430 |
| 36. | 13.66 | Maxwell Public Schools / 875 |
| 37. | 13.63 | Wheeler Central Schools / 735 |
| 38. | 13.61 | Thedford Public Schools / 571 |
| 39. | 13.58 | Hershey Public Schools / 2,184 |
| 40. | 13.58 | Douglas County West Community Schools / 3,105 |
| 41. | 13.58 | Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools / 1,728 |
| 42. | 13.52 | Omaha Public Schools / 345,182 |
| 43. | 13.50 | Aurora Public Schools / 6,675 |
| 44. | 13.50 | Amherst Public Schools / 1,065 |
| 45. | 13.49 | Mullen Public Schools / 851 |
| 46. | 13.49 | Heartland Community Schools / 2,275 |
| 47. | 13.49 | Plattsmouth Community Schools / 9,988 |
| 48. | 13.48 | Creek Valley Schools / 2,044 |
| 49. | 13.48 | Coleridge Community Schools / 801 |
| 50. | 13.47 | Cross County Community Schools / 2,160 |
| 51. | 13.47 | Sutherland Public Schools / 1,575 |
| 52. | 13.46 | Logan View Public Schools / 3,372 |
| 53. | 13.46 | Yutan Public Schools / 2,200 |
| 54. | 13.45 | Johnson-Brock Public Schools / 1,577 |
| 55. | 13.45 | Tekamah-Herman Community Schools / 3,198 |
| 56. | 13.45 | Stapleton Public Schools / 859 |
| 57. | 13.44 | Valentine Community Schools / 4,510 |
| 58. | 13.44 | Hemingford Public Schools / 1,991 |
| 59. | 13.44 | Central City Public Schools / 4,631 |
| 60. | 13.43 | Anselmo-Merna Public Schools / 1,371 |
| 61. | 13.43 | Freeman Public Schools / 1,818 |
| 62. | 13.42 | Chambers Public Schools / 706 |
| 63. | 13.40 | Arlington Public Schools / 3,253 |
| 64. | 13.40 | Brady Public Schools / 902 |
| 65. | 13.39 | Hampton Public Schools / 871 |
| 66. | 13.38 | Newman Grove Public Schools / 1,384 |
| 67. | 13.37 | Wallace Public School District 65 R / 943 |
| 68. | 13.37 | Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools / 4,356 |
| 69. | 13.36 | Arthur County Schools / 402 |
| 70. | 13.36 | Garden County Schools / 1,930 |
| 71. | 13.36 | McCool Junction Public Schools / 774 |
| 72. | 13.36 | Mead Public Schools / 1,515 |
| 73. | 13.36 | Kenesaw Public Schools / 1,615 |
| 74. | 13.36 | Arnold Public Schools / 1,120 |
| 75. | 13.35 | Axtell Community Schools / 1,432 |
| 76. | 13.35 | North Platte Public Schools / 28,197 |
| 77. | 13.35 | Hyannis Area Schools / 960 |
| 78. | 13.35 | Elgin Public Schools / 1,185 |
| 79. | 13.34 | Crofton Community Schools / 2,154 |
| 80. | 13.34 | McCook Public Schools / 8,477 |
| 81. | 13.34 | Wahoo Public Schools / 6,331 |
| 82. | 13.33 | Perkins County Schools / 2,610 |
| 83. | 13.33 | Leyton Public Schools / 1,342 |
| 84. | 13.32 | Eustis-Farnam Public Schools / 1,231 |
| 85. | 13.32 | Cedar Bluffs Public Schools / 1,147 |
| 86. | 13.31 | Holdrege Public Schools / 6,584 |
| 87. | 13.31 | Hastings Public Schools / 24,426 |
| 88. | 13.30 | Louisville Public Schools / 2,839 |
| 89. | 13.30 | Winside Public Schools / 1,294 |
| 90. | 13.30 | Columbus Public Schools / 22,541 |
| 91. | 13.28 | Boone Central Schools / 3,620 |
| 92. | 13.28 | Kimball Public Schools / 3,264 |
| 93. | 13.27 | Paxton Consolidated Schools / 1,101 |
| 94. | 13.26 | Dundy County Public Schools / 2,476 |
| 95. | 13.26 | Wausa Public Schools / 1,055 |
| 96. | 13.26 | Ansley Public Schools / 1,239 |
| 97. | 13.26 | Cambridge Public Schools / 1,259 |
| 98. | 13.24 | Southwest Public Schools / 2,432 |
| 99. | 13.24 | Laurel-Concord Public Schools / 1,931 |
| 100. | 13.23 | York Public Schools / 9,229 |
| 101. | 13.23 | Stanton Community Schools / 2,719 |
| 102. | 13.23 | Elm Creek Public Schools / 1,614 |
| 103. | 13.23 | Gordon-Rushville Public Schools / 4,544 |
| 104. | 13.22 | East Butler Public Schools / 2,145 |
| 105. | 13.21 | Auburn Public Schools / 5,075 |
| 106. | 13.20 | Battle Creek Public Schools / 2,646 |
| 107. | 13.20 | Gibbon Public Schools / 2,745 |
| 108. | 13.20 | Giltner Public Schools / 680 |
| 109. | 13.19 | Chase County Schools / 2,716 |
| 110. | 13.19 | Weeping Water Public Schools / 1,957 |
| 111. | 13.18 | Alma Public Schools / 2,058 |
| 112. | 13.17 | Potter-Dix Public Schools / 1,346 |
| 113. | 13.17 | Prague Public Schools / 998 |
| 114. | 13.16 | Centura Public Schools / 2,573 |
| 115. | 13.16 | Fillmore Central Public Schools / 3,529 |
| 116. | 13.16 | High Plains Community Schools / 1,637 |
| 117. | 13.16 | Maywood Public Schools / 867 |
| 118. | 13.16 | Elwood Public Schools / 1,863 |
| 119. | 13.15 | Ponca Public Schools / 2,318 |
| 120. | 13.15 | David City Public Schools / 5,128 |
| 121. | 13.15 | Sterling Public Schools / 1,250 |
| 122. | 13.15 | Broken Bow Public Schools / 4,192 |
| 123. | 13.14 | Homer Community Schools / 1,674 |
| 124. | 13.14 | Bruning-Davenport Unified School System / 1,530 |
| 125. | 13.14 | Loup County Public Schools / 607 |
| 126. | 13.14 | Bayard Public Schools / 2,456 |
| 127. | 13.14 | Bertrand Public Schools / 1,517 |
| 128. | 13.13 | McPherson County Schools / 515 |
| 129. | 13.13 | Loomis Public Schools / 935 |
| 130. | 13.12 | Rock County Public Schools / 1,494 |
| 131. | 13.12 | Cody-Kilgore Public Schools / 475 |
| 132. | 13.12 | Osceola Public Schools / 1,608 |
| 133. | 13.11 | Plainview Public Schools / 2,320 |
| 134. | 13.11 | Hayes Center Public Schools / 636 |
| 135. | 13.11 | Tri County Public Schools / 2,360 |
| 136. | 13.11 | Gothenburg Public Schools / 4,372 |
| 137. | 13.10 | Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools / 1,015 |
| 138. | 13.10 | Gering Public Schools / 10,708 |
| 139. | 13.09 | Alliance Public Schools / 9,328 |
| 140. | 13.08 | Morrill Public Schools / 2,749 |
| 141. | 13.08 | Northwest Public Schools / 5,432 |
| 142. | 13.08 | Crete Public Schools / 9,477 |
| 143. | 13.08 | Oakland Craig Public Schools / 2,306 |
| 144. | 13.07 | Sutton Public Schools / 2,089 |
| 145. | 13.06 | Norfolk Public Schools / 28,938 |
| 146. | 13.06 | Sandhills Public Schools / 553 |
| 147. | 13.06 | Ravenna Public Schools / 2,434 |
| 148. | 13.06 | Burwell Public Schools / 1,944 |
| 149. | 13.06 | Dorchester Public Schools / 1,088 |
| 150. | 13.05 | South Platte Public Schools / 1,072 |
| 151. | 13.05 | Hay Springs Public Schools / 1,003 |
| 152. | 13.05 | Deshler Public Schools / 1,489 |
| 153. | 13.04 | Elba Public Schools / 620 |
| 154. | 13.04 | Exeter-Milligan Public Schools / 1,585 |
| 155. | 13.04 | Friend Public Schools / 1,357 |
| 156. | 13.04 | Crawford Public Schools / 1,290 |
| 157. | 13.03 | West Boyd Public Schools / 1,799 |
| 158. | 13.03 | Superior Public Schools / 2,635 |
| 159. | 13.02 | Lakeview Community Schools / 5,085 |
| 160. | 13.02 | Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools / 1,935 |
| 161. | 13.02 | Name N/A / 1,306 |
| 162. | 13.02 | Beatrice Public Schools / 14,578 |
| 163. | 13.01 | Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools / 1,782 |
| 164. | 13.00 | Franklin Public Schools / 2,041 |
| 165. | 12.99 | St. Paul Public Schools / 3,515 |
| 166. | 12.99 | Callaway Public Schools / 1,355 |
| 167. | 12.98 | Shickley Public Schools / 651 |
| 168. | 12.98 | Scottsbluff Public Schools / 18,573 |
| 169. | 12.98 | Fairbury Public Schools / 5,978 |
| 170. | 12.98 | Arcadia Public Schools / 578 |
| 171. | 12.98 | Creighton Public Schools / 2,231 |
| 172. | 12.97 | Osmond Public Schools / 1,093 |
| 173. | 12.96 | Centennial Public Schools / 3,646 |
| 174. | 12.96 | Nebraska Unified District 1 / 2,896 |
| 175. | 12.96 | Ord Public Schools / 3,289 |
| 176. | 12.94 | Rising City Public Schools / 730 |
| 177. | 12.93 | St. Edward Public Schools / 1,120 |
| 178. | 12.93 | Silver Lake Public Schools / 1,379 |
| 179. | 12.92 | Cozad City Schools / 5,755 |
| 180. | 12.91 | O'Neill Public Schools / 5,060 |
| 181. | 12.91 | Niobrara Public Schools / 637 |
| 182. | 12.90 | Spalding Public Schools / 856 |
| 183. | 12.90 | Wood River Rural Schools / 3,389 |
| 184. | 12.90 | Fremont Public Schools / 28,462 |
| 185. | 12.90 | Randolph Public Schools / 1,720 |
| 186. | 12.89 | Mitchell Public Schools / 3,427 |
| 187. | 12.89 | Pierce Public Schools / 4,133 |
| 188. | 12.88 | Winnebago Public Schools / 1,709 |
| 189. | 12.88 | South Central Nebraska School District / 3,566 |
| 190. | 12.88 | North Bend Central Public Schools / 3,156 |
| 191. | 12.88 | Neligh-Oakdale Schools / 2,591 |
| 192. | 12.86 | Nebraska City Public Schools / 8,713 |
| 193. | 12.86 | West Holt Public Schools / 2,570 |
| 194. | 12.85 | Hitchcock County School System / 1,712 |
| 195. | 12.84 | Diller-Odell Public Schools / 1,593 |
| 196. | 12.84 | North Loup Scotia Public Schools / 1,216 |
| 197. | 12.83 | Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools / 2,101 |
| 198. | 12.82 | Ogallala Public Schools / 6,472 |
| 199. | 12.80 | Meridian Public Schools / 994 |
| 200. | 12.80 | Pender Public Schools / 2,006 |
| 201. | 12.80 | Overton Public Schools / 1,388 |
| 202. | 12.80 | Newcastle Public Schools / 833 |
| 203. | 12.79 | Wynot Public Schools / 814 |
| 204. | 12.79 | Southern Valley Schools / 2,556 |
| 205. | 12.79 | Ainsworth Community Schools / 3,167 |
| 206. | 12.78 | Ewing Public Schools / 867 |
| 207. | 12.78 | Scribner-Snyder Community Schools / 1,983 |
| 208. | 12.78 | Bridgeport Public Schools / 2,661 |
| 209. | 12.77 | Allen Consolidated Schools / 1,086 |
| 210. | 12.77 | Twin Rivers Public Schools / 2,462 |
| 211. | 12.76 | Sargent Public Schools / 991 |
| 212. | 12.75 | Loup City Public Schools / 1,982 |
| 213. | 12.74 | Leigh Community Schools / 1,287 |
| 214. | 12.74 | Keya Paha County Schools / 865 |
| 215. | 12.74 | Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools / 3,692 |
| 216. | 12.73 | Greeley-Wolbach Public Schools / 1,076 |
| 217. | 12.72 | Lewiston Consolidated Schools / 980 |
| 218. | 12.71 | Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer Public Schools / 2,211 |
| 219. | 12.70 | Humphrey Public Schools / 2,624 |
| 220. | 12.69 | Thayer Central Community Schools / 2,623 |
| 221. | 12.68 | Grand Island Public Schools / 45,325 |
| 222. | 12.68 | Pawnee City Public Schools / 1,640 |
| 223. | 12.68 | Walthill Public Schools / 1,523 |
| 224. | 12.66 | West Point Public Schools / 5,199 |
| 225. | 12.66 | Wisner-Pilger Public Schools / 2,332 |
| 226. | 12.64 | Southern School District 1 / 2,810 |
| 227. | 12.64 | Litchfield Public Schools / 838 |
| 228. | 12.64 | Clarkson Public Schools / 1,708 |
| 229. | 12.63 | Cedar Rapids Public Schools / 912 |
| 230. | 12.63 | Shelby Public Schools / 1,435 |
| 231. | 12.60 | Hartington Public Schools / 3,140 |
| 232. | 12.60 | Arapahoe Public Schools / 2,015 |
| 233. | 12.59 | Harvard Public Schools / 1,250 |
| 234. | 12.58 | Falls City Public Schools / 5,892 |
| 235. | 12.56 | Lynch Public Schools / 543 |
| 236. | 12.56 | Name N/A / 942 |
| 237. | 12.55 | Wakefield Public Schools / 2,174 |
| 238. | 12.52 | Howells Public Schools / 1,258 |
| 239. | 12.52 | Stuart Public Schools / 777 |
| 240. | 12.48 | Bloomfield Community Schools / 1,825 |
| 241. | 12.47 | Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools / 1,446 |
| 242. | 12.45 | Fullerton Public Schools / 2,118 |
| 243. | 12.44 | Red Cloud Community Schools / 1,568 |
| 244. | 12.42 | Elkhorn Valley Schools / 2,233 |
| 245. | 12.42 | Blue Hill Public Schools / 1,522 |
| 246. | 12.40 | Palmer Public Schools / 1,181 |
| 247. | 12.35 | Dodge Public Schools / 1,360 |
| 248. | 12.34 | Madison Public Schools / 3,647 |
| 249. | 12.33 | Johnson County Central Public Schools / 4,681 |
| 250. | 12.21 | Minatare Public Schools / 979 |
| 251. | 11.97 | South Sioux City Community Schools / 17,002 |
| 252. | 11.68 | Santee Community Schools / 619 |
| 253. | 11.50 | Schuyler Community Schools / 7,373 |
| 254. | 11.38 | Umonhon Nation Public Schools / 1,258 |
| 255. | 11.24 | Lexington Public Schools / 12,211 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
