Education

Education in Omaha is provided by many private and public institutions. The oldest school in Omaha is Brownell-Talbot School, founded in the town of Saratoga in 1863; the oldest building in continuous usage is Omaha Central High School. Omaha Public Schools runs the city's largest public school district and is the largest school district in Nebraska with more than 45,000 students in more than 75 schools.

[edit] Public school districts

Primary and secondary public schools in the Omaha metro area is served by almost a dozen districts.

Public school districts in the Omaha area
District name	Communities served	High schools
Bellevue Public Schools	Bellevue	Bellevue East High School Bellevue West High School
Bennington Public Schools	Bennington	Bennington High School
Elkhorn Public Schools	Elkhorn	Elkhorn High School
Millard Public Schools	Millard	Millard North High School Millard West High School Millard South High School
Omaha Public Schools	Omaha	Omaha Benson High School Magnet Omaha Bryan High School Omaha Burke High School Omaha Career Center School Omaha Central High School Omaha North High School Omaha Northwest High School Omaha South High School Technical High School - closed
Papillion-La Vista Public Schools	Papillion, La Vista	Papillion La Vista Senior High School Papillion-La Vista South High School
Ralston Public Schools	Ralston	Ralston High School
Westside Community Schools	West Omaha	Westside High School

[edit] Other public schools

Nebraska School for the Deaf - Closed in 1989.

[edit] Private high schools

There are dozens of private schools in Omaha, including parochial and other types of schools.

Private schools in the Omaha area
School name
Brownell-Talbot School
Montessori Learning Center Of Dundee
Good Shepherd Lutheran School
Montessori Children's House
Zion Peace Lutheran School
Friedel Jewish Academy
Omaha Christian Academy
Omaha Memorial SDA School
Phoenix Academy of Learning
Omaha Baptist Academy
The Children's Room, Inc.
Omaha Hearing School for Children

[edit] Catholic schools

For further information, see Catholic high schools

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha operates dozens of elementary, middle and senior high schools serving the Omaha metro area.

[edit] Higher education

For further information, see Colleges and universities

Omaha is the largest college town in Nebraska with a large concentration of campuses within the city. There are more than 10 colleges, universities, trade, and specialty schools in the Omaha metro area.

[edit] See also

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