Lawrence - Nelson High School
NELSON · NE · LAWRENCE - NELSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS · Public
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DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL → SUPERIOR SR HIGH SCHOOL → RED CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL → BLUE HILL HIGH SCHOOL → SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL → SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL → BRUNING-DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL → SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL →How Lawrence - Nelson High School compares for families
What families should know about Lawrence - Nelson High School.
- ▸ LocallyNE students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL, SUPERIOR SR HIGH SCHOOL, RED CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
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
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL DESHLER |
Public | 19.0 | 84 | +3.7% |
| SUPERIOR SR HIGH SCHOOL SUPERIOR |
Public | 12.0 | 126 | +0.8% |
| RED CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL RED CLOUD |
Public | 24.6 | 75 | +13.6% |
| BLUE HILL HIGH SCHOOL BLUE HILL |
Public | 21.8 | 92 | +1.1% |
| SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL FAIRFIELD |
Public | 16.4 | 124 | — |
| SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL ROSELAND |
Public | 31.7 | 67 | -13.0% |
| BRUNING-DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL BRUNING |
Public | 28.6 | 50 | — |
| SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL SHICKLEY |
Public | 24.1 | 39 | — |