LPS Enrollment Slightly Down, But District Says Numbers ‘Not a Concern’

Lincoln Public Schools’ official 2025–26 enrollment report shows a slight decline in total students this year, but district leaders say the dip isn’t cause for concern.

As of October 1, LPS reported 41,940 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade—342 fewer than last year, which had marked one of the district’s highest enrollments since before the pandemic.

“We’re seeing larger grade-level cohorts graduate out while smaller ones enter at the elementary level,” said Dr. Mike Gillotti, Associate Superintendent for Educational Services. “A decrease of 342 isn’t a cause for concern. We’ve had mild ups and downs like this since the pandemic.”

Elementary enrollment declined by 420 students, while middle school numbers remained flat, adding just six students. High school enrollment, however, grew by 80, driven largely by Lincoln Standing Bear High School, which added its first senior class this fall, an increase of 328 students that brought its total to 959.

Gillotti said Standing Bear and nearby Northwest High are expected to keep growing as new housing developments continue across north Lincoln.

“It’s exciting for the Standing Bear community to hold its first commencement this spring,” Gillotti said. “We expect both schools to keep serving their neighborhoods as they grow and balance out enrollment citywide.”

Other notable data points:

Kooser Elementary remains the largest elementary school with 892 students.
Scott Middle School continues as the largest middle school with 1,004 students.
North Star High School leads among high schools with 1,985 students
All LPS high schools are currently under 2,000 students, a benchmark Gillotti said reflects successful long-term planning since the district’s 2020 bond issue.

“We generally want our high schools to be around or under that mark,” he said. “It allows for a balanced distribution of students as the city grows in different directions.”

LPS’s full 2025–26 District Statistics Booklet will be released soon on the district’s website, alongside past years’ enrollment data.

School-by-school data breakdowns are available below.

Overall

Fall Membership Count
Submitted to the Nebraska Department of Education
as of October 1, 2025

	EARLY				TOTAL
GRADE LEVEL	CHILDHOOD\|	ELEMENTARY\|	MIDDLE\|	HIGH	MEMBERSHIP
K		2,671			2,671
1		2,751			2,751
2		2,923			2,923
3		2,981			2,981
4		3,050			3,050
5		2,999			2,999
6			3,072		3,072
7			3,070		3,070
8			3,115		3,115
9				3,243	3,243
10				3,301	3,301
11				3,466	3,466
12				3,471	3,471
K-12 TOTAL		17,375	9,257	13,481	40,113
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Center Based	1,174				1,174
Early Intervention	477				477
Educare	109				109
Home Visitors	13				13
Student Parent Program	54				54
EARLY CHILDHOOD TOTAL¹	1,827				1,827
GRAND TOTAL	1,827	17,375	9,257	13,481	41,940
¹Beginning with the Fall 2019 count, the Early Childhood numbers include all children served ages birth to five, including children served by the Student Parent Program.

Elementary Schools

Fall Membership Count
by Grade Level by Elementary School
as of October 1, 2025

	GRADE LEVEL						K-12	EARLY	GRAND
SCHOOL	K	1	2	3	4	5	TOTAL	CHILDHOOD¹	TOTAL
Adams	106	115	113	126	142	131	733	29	762
Arnold	103	100	98	103	101	102	607	65	672
Beattie	49	39	61	45	67	62	323		323
Belmont	118	109	146	116	126	114	729	66	795
Brownell	35	42	50	60	48	55	290	18	308
Calvert	42	42	57	46	46	44	277	35	312
Campbell	101	112	89	109	96	88	595	51	646
Cavett	91	89	81	92	102	92	547	32	579
Clinton	49	61	62	63	67	66	368	36	404
Eastridge	43	36	54	47	53	50	283		283
Elliott	45	56	48	56	76	60	341	53	394
Everett	58	69	84	66	73	75	425	46	471
Fredstrom	61	68	82	57	70	67	405	30	435
Hartley	48	51	47	49	49	49	293	35	328
Hill	65	55	51	70	72	65	378	16	394
Holmes	57	56	44	60	51	69	337	54	391
Humann	70	66	71	72	73	92	444	37	481
Huntington	53	51	55	60	43	47	309	28	337
Kahoa	59	62	68	72	79	83	423		423
Kloefkorn	64	76	78	74	88	83	463	22	485
Kooser	118	151	153	149	139	144	854	38	892
Lakeview	55	66	67	58	66	62	374		374
Maxey	89	92	105	113	99	119	617	22	639
McPhee	48	38	44	47	44	42	263	28	291
Meadow Lane	70	73	79	81	83	75	461	68	529
Morley	61	65	61	62	83	64	396		396
Norwood Park	35	29	29	38	39	40	210	20	230
Pershing	67	56	57	71	78	61	390	33	423
Prescott	75	60	56	75	66	76	408	55	463
Pyrtle	60	65	48	83	71	68	395	35	430
Randolph	55	71	75	72	75	77	425		425
Riley	36	39	49	40	45	44	253		253
Robinson	76	70	74	64	59	46	389	28	417
Roper	128	126	149	151	119	125	798	88	886
Rousseau	81	98	91	94	91	91	546	39	585
Saratoga	24	20	30	34	35	34	177	27	204
Sheridan	53	53	63	53	61	56	339		339
West Lincoln	66	68	62	83	82	81	442		442
Wysong	115	104	134	111	140	134	738		738
Zeman	42	52	58	59	53	66	330		330
Educare							0	142	142
EC Homebase							0	490	490
TOTAL	2,671	2,751	2,923	2,981	3,050	2,999	17,375	1,766	19,141
¹Beginning with the Fall 2019 count, the Early Childhood numbers include all children served ages birth to five, including children served by the Student Parent Program.

Middle Schools

Fall Membership Count
by Grade Level by Middle School
as of October 1, 2025

	Grade Level
School	6	7	8	TOTAL
Culler	243	239	248	730
Dawes	112	124	123	359
Goodrich	269	262	256	787
Irving	295	281	283	859
Lefler	194	178	192	564
Lux	262	244	296	802
Mickle	275	260	244	779
Moore	295	297	277	869
Park	287	275	274	836
Pound	208	238	239	685
Schoo	323	335	325	983
Scott	309	337	358	1,004
K-12 TOTAL	3,072	3,070	3,115	9,257

High Schools

Fall Membership Count
by Grade Level by High School
as of October 1, 2025

		STUDENT
	CENTER	PARENT	GRADE LEVEL
SCHOOL	BASED	PROGRAM	9	10	11	12	TOTAL
Bryan							0
East			438	426	465	552	1,881
Lincoln High			423	486	538	532	1,979
North Star			484	492	470	539	1,985
Northeast			408	454	447	499	1,808
Northwest			293	239	329	261	1,122
Southeast			484	450	449	453	1,836
Southwest			397	494	501	519	1,911
Standing Bear			316	260	267	116	959
K-12 TOTAL			3,243	3,301	3,466	3,471	13,481
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Bryan		8					8
East
Lincoln High		7					7
North Star
Northeast		6					6
Northwest	20						20
Southeast
Southwest
Standing Bear	20						20
EARLY CHILDHOOD TOTAL¹	40	21	0	0	0	0	61
GRAND TOTAL	40	21	3,243	3,301	3,466	3,471	13,542
¹Beginning with the Fall 2019 count, the Early Childhood numbers include all children served ages birth to five, including children served by the Student Parent Program.