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How Gretna East High School compares for families

What families should know about Gretna East High School.

  • LocallyNE students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL, RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL, ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Federal Title I context

Lower-need school

Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)

6.9%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

77%
admit rate
$10,434
in-state tuition/yr · $28,584 out-of-state
1090–1330
SAT 25–75 · ACT 22–28

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,747/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 747 in 2023 to 1,009 in 2024 — over 1 years.
+35.1%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL
GRETNA
Public 1.9 955 -40.9%
RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL
RALSTON
Public 8.3 1,024 +0.8%
ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA
Public 9.8 1,050 +19.5%
ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA
Public 6.2 1,434 -0.2%
ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL
ELKHORN
Public 8.2 769 +3.9%
BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
BENNINGTON
Public 14.5 1,068 +11.6%
BRYAN HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA
Public 11.2 1,474 -20.3%
BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA
Public 11.1 1,494 +107.2%

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