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Students Enrolled in Lincoln Public Schools K‑12 Schools

K-12 enrollment in Lincoln Public Schools has grown 9% since the 2013 to 2014 school year

In the 2023-24 school year, 87% of students were enrolled in Lincoln’s public schools.

• Public school enrollment has increased 9% in the past decade (36,400 children in the 2013-14 school year compared to 39,771 in the 2023-24 school year).
• Private school enrollment has decreased 2.5% in the past decade (6,141 children in the 2013-14 school year compared to 5,985 in the 2023-24 school year).
• Lincoln Public Schools also provides services, such as special education, to eligible private school students.

Notes

Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln Public Schools Statistical Handbook. Nebraska Department of Education, Statistics & Facts about Nebraska Schools Reports.

Fall Membership Count, as of October 1st of year indicated.