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Omaha Public Schools is located in east Nebraska. Omaha Public Schools has 130.94 square miles of land area and 3.70 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Omaha Public Schools population is 346,311. Omaha Public Schools median household income is $43,892 in 2006-2010. Omaha Public Schools median house value is $124,100 in 2006-2010. On average, Omaha Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (208 out of 237, bottom 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (237 out of 251, bottom 6%)* Rank: #242
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	101
Population	346,311 (2010), rank #1
Population Growth	0.33% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,572.16/sq mi, rank #4
Median Household Income:	$43,892 at 2006-2010—1.57% increase since 2005-2009, rank #136
Median House Price:	$124,100 at 2006-2010—2.90% increase since 2005-2009, rank #39
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	130.94 sq mi, rank #181
Water Area:	3.70 sq mi (2.75%), rank #29
State:	Nebraska
County:	Sarpy County, Douglas County
City:	Bellevue, Papillion, Omaha, Boys Town, Bennington
Zip:	68005, 68147, 68133, 68157, 68123, 68122, 68142, 68134, 68164, 68152, 68116, 68154, 68114, 68144, 68007, 68112, 68117, 68107, 68106, 68105, 68124, 68104, 68132, 68111, 68131, 68102, 68108, 68178, 68110, 68010
Area:	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

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Omaha Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3215 Cuming St

Omaha NE, 68131, Douglas County

Phone: 402-557-2222

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	48,692	48,014	47,763
English Language Learner Students:	6,607	6,344	6,307
Total Teachers:	3,358.73	3,386.40	3,333.40
Prekindergarten:	124.50	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	218.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	1,671.57	2,551.60	2,488.60
Secondary:	1,344.66	834.80	844.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	4,108.86	4,291.60	4,134.70
Instructional Aides:	955.09	1,004.40	1,097.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	291.75	274.50	259.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	162.31	164.90	160.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	80.50	110.10	104.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	81.81	54.80	56.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	95.00	92.80	93.20
Library/Media Support:	39.63	44.70	40.00
District Administrators:	95.70	103.60	96.00
District Administrative Support:	167.00	186.30	389.80
School Administrators:	162.00	164.00	166.00
School Administrative Support:	190.25	198.30	NA
Student Support Services:	188.79	185.50	183.60
Other Support Services:	1,761.34	1,872.60	1,649.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.50	14.18	14.33

Schools

Adams Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3420 North 78th St, Omaha NE 68134
Alice Buffett Magnet Elementary School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	14101 Larimore Ave, Omaha NE 68164
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	14101 Larimore Ave, Omaha NE 68164
Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5050 South 51st St, Omaha NE 68117
Bancroft Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2724 Riverview Blvd, Omaha NE 68108
Beals Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1720 South 48th St, Omaha NE 68106
Belle Ryan Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1807 South 60th St, Omaha NE 68106
Belvedere Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3775 Curtis Ave, Omaha NE 68111
Benson Magnet High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5120 Maple St, Omaha NE 68104
Benson West Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	6652 Maple St, Omaha NE 68104
Beveridge Magnet Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	1616 South 120th St, Omaha NE 68144
Boyd Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	8314 Boyd St, Omaha NE 68134
Bryan High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4700 Giles Rd, Omaha NE 68157
Bryan Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	8210 South 42nd St, Bellevue NE 68147
Burke High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	12200 Burke Blvd, Omaha NE 68154
Castelar Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2316 South 18th St, Omaha NE 68108
Catlin Magnet Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	12736 Marinda St, Omaha NE 68144
Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	124 North 20th St, Omaha NE 68102
Central Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4904 North 42nd St, Omaha NE 68111
Chandler View Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7800 South 25th St, Bellevue NE 68147
Columbian Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	330 South 127th St, Omaha NE 68154
Conestoga Magnet Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2115 Burdette St, Omaha NE 68110
Crestridge Magnet Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	818 Crestridge Rd, Omaha NE 68154
Dodge Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3520 Maplewood Blvd, Omaha NE 68134
Druid Hill Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4020 North 30 St, Omaha NE 68111
Dundee Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	310 North 51st St, Omaha NE 68132
Early Childhood At Blackburn	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	2606 Hamilton St, Omaha NE 68131
Early Childhood At Educare	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	2123 Paul St, Omaha NE 68102
Early Childhood At Indian Hill - Educare	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	3110 West St, Omaha NE 68107
Early Childhood At Yates	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	3260 Davenport St, Omaha NE 68131
Early Childhood Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	5600 South 42nd St, Omaha NE 68107
Edison Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2303 North 97th St, Omaha NE 68134
Field Club Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3512 Walnut St, Omaha NE 68105
Florence Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7902 North 36th St, Omaha NE 68112
Fontenelle Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3905 North 52nd St, Omaha NE 68104
Franklin Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3506 Franklin St, Omaha NE 68111
Fullerton Magnet Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	4711 North 138th St, Omaha NE 68164
Gilder Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3705 Chandler Rd, Bellevue NE 68147
Gomez Heritage Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	5101 South 17th St, Omaha NE 68107
Hale Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	6143 Whitmore St, Omaha NE 68152
Harrison Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5304 Hamilton St, Omaha NE 68132
Hartman Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5530 North 66th St, Omaha NE 68104
Highland Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2625 Jefferson St, Omaha NE 68107
Indian Hill Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3121 U St, Omaha NE 68107
Jackson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	620 South 31st St, Omaha NE 68105
Jefferson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4065 Vinton St, Omaha NE 68105
Joslyn Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	11220 Blondo St, Omaha NE 68164
Kellom Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1311 North 24th St, Omaha NE 68102
Kennedy Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2906 North 30th St, Omaha NE 68111
King Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3706 Maple St, Omaha NE 68111
King Science/Tech Magnet Elementary	Grade 5 to Grade 6	3720 Florence Blvd, Omaha NE 68110
King Science/Tech Magnet M S	Grade 7 to Grade 8	3720 Florence Blvd, Omaha NE 68110
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	6901 Burt St, Omaha NE 68132
Liberty Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2021 St Mary's Ave, Omaha NE 68102
Lothrop Magnet Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	3300 North 22nd St, Omaha NE 68110
Masters Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5505 North 99th St, Omaha NE 68134
Mc Millan Magnet Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	3802 Redick Ave, Omaha NE 68112
Miller Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5625 North 28th Ave, Omaha NE 68111
Minne Lusa Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2728 Ida St, Omaha NE 68112
Monroe Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	5105 Bedford Ave, Omaha NE 68104
Morton Magnet Elementary School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	4606 Terrace Dr, Omaha NE 68134
Morton Magnet Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	4606 Terrace Dr, Omaha NE 68134
Mount View Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5322 North 52nd St, Omaha NE 68104
Norris Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	2235 South 46th St, Omaha NE 68106
Oak Valley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3109 Pedersen Dr, Omaha NE 68144
Omaha North Magnet High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4410 North 36th St, Omaha NE 68111
Omaha Northwest High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8204 Crown Point Ave, Omaha NE 68134
Omaha Public Schools Homebased	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	3215 Cuming St, Omaha NE 68131
Omaha South Magnet High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4519 South 24th St, Omaha NE 68107
Pawnee Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7310 South 48th St, Omaha NE 68157
Picotte Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	14506 Ohio St, Omaha NE 68116
Pinewood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	6717 North 63rd St, Omaha NE 68152
Ponca Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	11300 North Post Rd, Omaha NE 68112
Prairie Wind Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	10908 Ellison Ave, Omaha NE 68164
R M Marrs Magnet Elementary School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	5619 South 19th St, Omaha NE 68107
R M Marrs Magnet Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	5619 South 19th St, Omaha NE 68107
Rose Hill Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5605 Corby St, Omaha NE 68104
Saddlebrook Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	14850 Laurel Ave, Omaha NE 68116
Saratoga Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2504 Meredith Ave, Omaha NE 68111
Sherman Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5618 North 14th Ave, Omaha NE 68110
Skinner Magnet Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4304 North 33rd St, Omaha NE 68111
Spring Lake Magnet Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	4215 South 20th St, Omaha NE 68107
Springville Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	7400 North 60th St, Omaha NE 68152
Standing Bear Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	15860 Taylor St, Omaha NE 68116
Sunny Slope Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	10828 Old Maple Rd, Omaha NE 68164
Wakonda Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4845 Curtis Ave, Omaha NE 68104
Walnut Hill Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4370 Hamilton St, Omaha NE 68131
Washington Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5519 Mayberry St, Omaha NE 68106
Western Hills Magnet Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	6523 Western Ave, Omaha NE 68132

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24.2%	53.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48.5%	68.4%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.9%	67.3%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60.9%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	67.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.6%	67.5%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.1%	71%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48.8%	67.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.4%	69.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.7%	75.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	89%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	46.8%	66%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.5%	67.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.2%	70%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	45.5%	62.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.7%	68.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.7%	73.7%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	33.7%	61.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.3%	69%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.4%	73.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	29.5%	60.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.5%	70.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.7%	71.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	N/A
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80%	89.7%
STARS Test
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	87.14%	81.54%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	85.46%	84.82%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	88.19%	85.87%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	90.03%	89.97%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	90.02%	90.3%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82.01%	85.74%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81.37%	87.24%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84.54%	89.34%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88.65%	91.54%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48.48%	68.4%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.37%	83.32%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74.86%	88.7%
2004	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	80.34%	87.39%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.39%	89.52%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.5%	90%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.42%	91.04%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.7%	94.3%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.39%	93.98%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.37%	94.43%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.65%	92.04%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.77%	93.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.82%	94.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.09%	88.78%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.92%	92.21%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.59%	67.53%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.54%	90.15%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.87%	91.23%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.52%	93.7%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.46%	95.5%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.95%	96.7%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.4%	88.27%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.33%	89.38%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.96%	91.48%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.21%	94.85%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.39%	69.52%
2002	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.97%	72.51%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	76.34%	79.57%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.98%	82.99%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74.17%	81.81%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80.52%	86.15%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	84.93%	90.58%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85.33%	90.03%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82.92%	88.11%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.51%	90.27%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.63%	91.74%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.57%	93.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.08%	87.97%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.16%	93.04%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.46%	67.42%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.25%	89.07%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.71%	91.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90.76%	87.52%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	94.49%	91.95%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.35%	92%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.99%	89.25%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95.59%	93.96%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.71%	68.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.54%	89.03%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.73%	92.22%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.24%	91.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.38%	88.34%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.91%	91.61%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.25%	69.01%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.82%	83.89%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.53%	87.52%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	90.03%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.1%	91.87%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.83%	91.6%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85%	87.48%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.33%	89.66%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.98%	91.72%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.97%	95.22%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.48%	70.38%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.24%	86.37%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77.38%	90.7%
2003	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50.98%	74.76%
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.58%	82.56%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.59%	84.94%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.86%	86.08%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.24%	90.15%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	88%	92.69%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.05%	94.57%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	87.05%	94.31%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$550,528,000	$11,466		$545,674,000	$11,425		$496,376,000	$10,551
Federal:	$74,603,000	$1,554	13.6%	$88,496,000	$1,853	16.2%	$78,550,000	$1,670	15.8%
State:	$216,843,000	$4,516	39.4%	$195,808,000	$4,100	35.9%	$182,796,000	$3,886	36.8%
Local:	$259,082,000	$5,396	47.1%	$261,370,000	$5,472	47.9%	$235,030,000	$4,996	47.3%
Total Expenditures:	$508,044,000	$10,581		$474,577,000	$9,936		$454,528,000	$9,662
Total Current Expenditures:	$461,902,000	$9,620		$436,291,000	$9,134		$393,000,000	$8,354
Instructional Expenditures:	$280,894,000	$5,850	60.8%	$264,224,000	$5,532	60.6%	$227,474,000	$4,835	57.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$28,913,000	$602	6.3%	$29,728,000	$622	6.8%	$33,843,000	$719	8.6%
Administration:	$57,595,000	$1,200	12.5%	$54,523,000	$1,142	12.5%	$57,143,000	$1,215	14.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$94,500,000	$1,968	20.5%	$87,816,000	$1,839	20.1%	$74,540,000	$1,584	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$32,888,000	$685		$25,194,000	$527		$48,322,000	$1,027
Construction:	$18,040,000	$376		$11,467,000	$240		$30,230,000	$643
Total Other:	$1,122,000	$23		$988,000	$21		$780,000	$17
Interest on Debt:	$11,743,000	$245		$12,104,000	$253		$12,426,000	$264

Total Salary:	$271,968,000	$5,664		$260,112,000	$5,446		$247,832,000	$5,268
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$190,153,000	$3,960	69.9%	$179,805,000	$3,765	69.1%	$163,258,000	$3,470	65.9%
Other Salary:	$81,815,000	$1,704	30.1%	$80,307,000	$1,681	30.9%	$84,574,000	$1,798	34.1%
Total Benefit:	$95,184,000	$1,982		$90,880,000	$1,903		$60,825,000	$1,293
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$67,680,000	$1,410	71.1%	$63,904,000	$1,338	70.3%	$40,319,000	$857	66.3%
Other Benefit:	$27,504,000	$573	28.9%	$26,976,000	$565	29.7%	$20,506,000	$436	33.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	36.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	21.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	12.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,935.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,249.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,561.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,294.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,217.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$44,907.0

* Omaha Public Schools was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.