Schools & Education
Omaha residents are an educated people. In fact, they beat the national averages for higher education and have the US Census statistics to prove it. While the US touts an 80.5% rating of those who have a high school education or above, Omaha tops out at 87.9%. Equally impressive are the results for those with a Bachelor’s degree or above coming in at 26.9% compared to the US estimate of 24.5%.
Such noteworthy education performance has to be a result of exceptional schools, colleges and universities. Residents value the educational system and its contribution to the success of the city. The strong public school districts cooperate with area private, parochial, faith-based and non-traditional schools. Serving over 45,000 students, the Omaha Public School District is the largest district in the state of Nebraska serving kindergarten through 12th-grade. It covers 150 miles and is made up of 79 different schools and educational centers. The district has received national recognition for its Adopt-A-School program, one of the largest and most active school-business partnerships in the country.
More than a dozen universities and community colleges can be found in the metro area. In addition to the University of Nebraska, the offerings include Creighton University, Metropolitan Community College and Bellevue University. The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University Medical Center both reside in Omaha, making it the smallest city in the country with two medical schools.