University of Nebraska High School

Lincoln · NE · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL · Public · K-12 combined


At a glance

Academic signals
  • 4-yr grad rate: 17% in 2019 (Bottom 2% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How University of Nebraska High School compares for families

What families should know about University of Nebraska High School.

  • ▸ LocallyNE students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, BAY HIGH FOCUS PROGRAM, ARTS & HUMANITIES FOCUS PRGM and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 2% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
17%
Range: 15–19%
4-year cohort size
69
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

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.

See the full University of Nebraska-Lincoln profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

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

Enrollment trend & projection

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -4.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 165 students:

2025
158
2027
146
2029
135

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

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
MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
MALCOLM
Public 11.0 204 -2.4%
BAY HIGH FOCUS PROGRAM
LINCOLN
Public 0.5 — —
ARTS & HUMANITIES FOCUS PRGM
LINCOLN
Public 1.1 — —
CHILD GUIDANCE SCHOOL
LINCOLN
Public 1.7 — —
SCIENCE FOCUS PROGRAM
LINCOLN
Public 1.8 — —
JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA
PALMYRA
Public 17.9 181 +30.2%
BRYAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
LINCOLN
Public 2.5 — —
LPS GRADUATION PATHWAYS PROGRAM
LINCOLN
Public 2.5 — —

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University of Nebraska High School is a public high school in Lincoln, NE, enrolling 165 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 17% in the latest EDFacts release.

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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What is University of Nebraska High School's graduation rate? University of Nebraska High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 17% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend University of Nebraska High School? University of Nebraska High School is a public high school in Lincoln, NE, enrolling 165 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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