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Best School Counties in Nebraska 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in Nebraska

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Loup County, NE
99.5
2Thomas County, NE
95
3Nuckolls County, NE
89.3
4Keith County, NE
87
5Stanton County, NE
86.8
6Merrick County, NE
85.9
7Butler County, NE
85.8
8Clay County, NE
85.7
9Furnas County, NE
83.9
10Seward County, NE
82.3

All Nebraska Counties — Schools Rankings

93 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Loup County, NE
99.5
81.7
2Thomas County, NE
95
78.9
3Nuckolls County, NE
89.3
75.9
4Keith County, NE
87
52.4
5Stanton County, NE
86.8
67.9
6Merrick County, NE
85.9
64.9
7Butler County, NE
85.8
70.4
8Clay County, NE
85.7
66.1
9Furnas County, NE
83.9
55.9
10Seward County, NE
82.3
60.6
11Morrill County, NE
81.3
58.7
12Phelps County, NE
80.1
64.7
13Burt County, NE
80
64.6
14Cuming County, NE
79.2
64.1
15Red Willow County, NE
78.4
60.1
16Cass County, NE
76.3
53.6
17Cherry County, NE
76.3
55.4
18Richardson County, NE
76.1
60
19Pierce County, NE
75.8
65.4
20Nemaha County, NE
75
57.7
21Dawson County, NE
74.9
47.5
22Garden County, NE
74.6
68.5
23Sheridan County, NE
74.5
57.3
24Dundy County, NE
73.8
73.1
25Boone County, NE
72.2
71.2
26Valley County, NE
71.4
62.5
27Webster County, NE
71.4
65
28Gosper County, NE
71.2
67.9
29Rock County, NE
71.2
71.8
30Nance County, NE
71
63.3
31Perkins County, NE
70.8
60.5
32Harlan County, NE
70.3
69
33Franklin County, NE
70
68.2
34Hamilton County, NE
69.9
62.4
35Kimball County, NE
69.8
52.3
36Sarpy County, NE
69.3
44.9
37Washington County, NE
69.2
55.3
38Kearney County, NE
68.8
61.5
39Johnson County, NE
67.7
62.9
40Garfield County, NE
67.1
69.3
41Antelope County, NE
66.4
67.5
42Boyd County, NE
65.8
67.6
43York County, NE
65.4
55
44Hitchcock County, NE
64.3
60.4
45Cedar County, NE
63.7
67.3
46Saunders County, NE
63.7
58.7
47Howard County, NE
63
65.4
48Dixon County, NE
61.5
63.6
49Madison County, NE
61.4
52.8
50Knox County, NE
61.1
65.3
51Sherman County, NE
60.8
61.2
52Frontier County, NE
60
65.1
53Greeley County, NE
59.3
64
54Pawnee County, NE
59.3
62.5
55Lincoln County, NE
59.2
39.1
56Adams County, NE
59
39.8
57Polk County, NE
58.8
68.3
58Holt County, NE
57.5
67.4
59Jefferson County, NE
57.4
54.4
60Dakota County, NE
56.2
35.8
61Brown County, NE
56.1
60.7
62Custer County, NE
55.8
58.3
63Cheyenne County, NE
55.3
41.4
64Scotts Bluff County, NE
54.2
37
65Thayer County, NE
53.9
61.7
66Wayne County, NE
53.1
60.5
67Thurston County, NE
52.6
59.3
68Gage County, NE
52.5
51.4
69Hall County, NE
52.5
35.5
70Dodge County, NE
52.4
42.2
71Wheeler County, NE
52.3
74.8
72Sioux County, NE
52.2
62.9
73McPherson County, NE
52.1
68.3
74Blaine County, NE
51.9
66.4
75Otoe County, NE
51.8
49.3
76Banner County, NE
51.6
56
77Keya Paha County, NE
51.4
65.1
78Arthur County, NE
50.6
67.5
79Fillmore County, NE
50.1
69.4
80Hayes County, NE
49.6
65.8
81Grant County, NE
49.1
69.6
82Deuel County, NE
49
61.2
83Hooker County, NE
48.7
66.7
84Logan County, NE
47.2
67.9
85Saline County, NE
45.5
46.4
86Box Butte County, NE
45.2
43.2
87Chase County, NE
43.4
58.4
88Dawes County, NE
41.4
38.8
89Colfax County, NE
39.7
53.9
90Platte County, NE
39.5
44
91Douglas County, NE
38.6
29.6
92Buffalo County, NE
37.3
38.6
93Lancaster County, NE
36.9
32.3

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