District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
District Name: LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Schools in this District)
NCES District ID: 3172840
State District ID: NE-550001000
Mailing Address:5905 O StreetLincoln NE, 68501 –2889
Phone: (402)436-1000
Type: Regular local school district
Status: Open
Total Schools: 78
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: PK - 12
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
County: Lancaster County
County ID: 31109
Locale: City, Large (11)
CSA/CBSA: 30700
Total Students: 42,301
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 3,035.70
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.93
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS district has a staff count of 6,183.26.
Average Staff Comparison Average Total Teacher(FTE): 
  District: 3,035.70
  State: 86.43
  National: 174.18
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
Total: 3,035.70
Prekindergarten: 137.67
Kindergarten:
Elementary: 2,039.44
Secondary: 858.59
Ungraded:
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
Total: 3,147.56
Instructional Aides: 476.59
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 52.30
Total Guidance Counselors: 127.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 79.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 48.00
School Psychologists: 37.63
Librarians/Media Specialists: 53.25
Library/Media Support: 8.00
District Administrators: 142.50
District Administrative Support: 60.62
School Administrators: 132.00
School Administrative Support: 231.24
Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): 243.28
Other Support Services: 1,583.15
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $636,106,000 $15,200
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $63,530,000 $1,518 10%
      Local: $388,002,000 $9,271 61%
      State: $184,574,000 $4,410 29%
Total Expenditures: $620,998,000 $14,839
   Total Current Expenditures: $568,023,000 $13,573
      Instructional Expenditures: $360,708,000 $8,619 64%
      Student and Staff Support: $45,571,000 $1,089 8%
      Administration: $70,224,000 $1,678 12%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $91,520,000 $2,187 16%
   Total Capital Outlay: $33,853,000 $809
      Construction: $17,239,000 $412
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
   Interest on Debt: $19,116,000 $457
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2022-2023.
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
  • * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
  • [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
  • [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
  • The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
  • Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.