Lawrence - Nelson High School

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▸ 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

40.6%

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)

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

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.

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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	—

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Lawrence - Nelson High School is a public high school in Nelson, NE, enrolling 69 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Lawrence - Nelson High School? Lawrence - Nelson High School is a public high school in Nelson, NE, enrolling 69 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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