This is a list of public schools in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The local

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Omaha Public Schools Omaha Public Schools (OPS) is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska, United States. This public school district serves a diverse community of about 52,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha. Its district ...

, operates most

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s in

Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...

, with the exception of

Westside Community Schools Westside Community Schools, also known locally as District 66, is the third largest school district in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The district has one high school, one middle school, ten elementary schools, and one alternative high school. Th ...

and

Millard Public Schools The Millard Public Schools is a school district in the southwest part of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The first school in Millard was established in the fall of 1870. The school district is named for Ezra Millard (1833-1886), who platted Milla ...

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Alternative Programs

Historical Schools

The

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in Omaha has operated a variety of schools since the city's founding in 1854. The first school in Omaha, a

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, was opened on the southwest corner of Jefferson Square. After a brief closure in 1861,

formed again in 1863, and has operated continuously since.Newton, M.B. (1891) ''Anecdotes of Omaha.'' p. 85. The following schools in Omaha were opened and closed since 1863.Historic schools
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