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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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2 or Fewer Placements
3 - 4 Placements
5 - 6 Placements
More than 6 Placements
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
1052
70.41%
290
19.41%
92
6.15%
60
4.01%
1494
Adams County
18
52.94%
12
35.29%
4
11.76%
0
0.00%
34
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
1
0.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
0.50%
2
Antelope County
9
81.81%
0
0.00%
2
18.18%
0
0.00%
11
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
16
84.21%
3
15.78%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
19
Bellevue
89
64.02%
30
21.58%
14
10.07%
6
4.31%
139
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
5
71.42%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Boone County
1
50.00%
1
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Box Butte County
17
89.47%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
10.52%
19
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Brown County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Buffalo County
49
72.05%
13
19.11%
3
4.41%
3
4.41%
68
Burt County
0
0.00%
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Butler County
6
75.00%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
1
12.50%
8
Cass County
2
40.00%
2
40.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
5
Cedar County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Center
13
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Central
154
68.44%
48
21.33%
13
5.77%
10
4.44%
225
Chadron
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Chase County
3
75.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Cherry County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Cheyenne County
7
87.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
12.50%
8
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0
0.00%
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Colfax County
4
66.66%
1
16.66%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
6
Columbus
33
73.33%
5
11.11%
5
11.11%
2
4.44%
45
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
5
71.42%
0
0.00%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
7
Custer County
13
86.66%
1
6.66%
1
6.66%
0
0.00%
15
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
17
89.47%
1
5.26%
1
5.26%
0
0.00%
19
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
9
75.00%
2
16.66%
0
0.00%
1
8.33%
12
Dawson County
33
76.74%
6
13.95%
0
0.00%
4
9.30%
43
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
11
84.61%
1
7.69%
1
7.69%
0
0.00%
13
Dodge County
43
81.13%
8
15.09%
1
1.88%
1
1.88%
53
Douglas County
283
62.74%
98
21.72%
46
10.19%
24
5.32%
451
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
327
63.61%
112
21.78%
47
9.14%
28
5.44%
514
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
3
60.00%
2
40.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Franklin County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Fremont
39
75.00%
9
17.30%
3
5.76%
1
1.92%
52
Frontier County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Furnas County
2
0.50%
2
0.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Gage County
6
85.71%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
48
71.64%
9
13.43%
5
7.46%
5
7.46%
67
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Hall County
36
66.66%
9
16.66%
4
7.40%
5
9.25%
54
Hamilton County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
16
43.24%
16
43.24%
4
10.81%
1
2.70%
37
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Holdrege
3
75.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Holt County
9
90.00%
1
10.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Johnson County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Judicial District 1
18
85.71%
3
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
21
Judicial District 2
50
64.93%
19
24.67%
5
6.49%
3
3.89%
77
Judicial District 3
165
76.74%
43
20.00%
4
1.86%
3
1.39%
215
Judicial District 4
283
62.74%
98
21.72%
46
10.19%
24
5.32%
451
Judicial District 5
77
71.96%
13
12.14%
12
11.21%
5
4.67%
107
Judicial District 6
78
81.25%
13
13.54%
4
4.16%
1
1.04%
96
Judicial District 7
66
73.33%
15
16.66%
6
6.66%
3
3.33%
90
Judicial District 8
26
81.25%
5
15.62%
1
3.12%
0
0.00%
32
Judicial District 9
85
69.67%
22
18.03%
7
5.73%
8
6.55%
122
Judicial District 10
45
60.00%
23
30.66%
5
6.66%
2
2.66%
75
Judicial District 11
101
74.26%
27
19.85%
2
1.47%
6
4.41%
136
Judicial District 12
58
80.55%
9
12.50%
0
0.00%
5
6.94%
72
Kearney
74
74.00%
19
19.00%
3
3.00%
4
4.00%
100
Kearney County
10
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Keith County
5
71.42%
2
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Knox County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Lancaster County
165
76.74%
43
20.00%
4
1.86%
3
1.39%
215
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
34
77.27%
6
13.63%
0
0.00%
4
9.09%
44
Lincoln
180
76.27%
49
20.76%
6
2.54%
1
0.42%
236
Lincoln County
44
72.13%
15
24.59%
1
1.63%
1
1.63%
61
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
38
67.85%
14
25.00%
1
1.78%
3
5.35%
56
McCook
12
75.00%
3
18.75%
0
0.00%
1
6.25%
16
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
5
62.50%
0
0.00%
3
37.50%
0
0.00%
8
Morrill County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
7
63.63%
3
27.27%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
11
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Niobrara
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Norfolk
44
67.69%
15
23.07%
3
4.61%
3
4.61%
65
North Platte
51
72.85%
16
22.85%
2
2.85%
1
1.42%
70
Northern
206
74.36%
39
14.07%
23
8.30%
9
3.24%
277
Nuckolls County
2
33.33%
3
50.00%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
6
O' Neill
9
81.81%
1
9.09%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
11
Ogallala
8
80.00%
2
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Omaha
238
63.46%
82
21.86%
33
8.80%
22
5.86%
375
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
11
84.61%
1
7.69%
0
0.00%
1
7.69%
13
Pierce
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Pierce County
3
75.00%
1
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Platte County
17
77.27%
0
0.00%
4
18.18%
1
4.54%
22
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
10
71.42%
3
21.42%
0
0.00%
1
7.14%
14
Red Willow County
8
72.72%
1
9.09%
1
9.09%
1
9.09%
11
Richardson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Santee Tribe - Nebr
1
1.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Sarpy County
46
65.71%
17
24.28%
4
5.71%
3
4.28%
70
Saunders County
3
50.00%
1
16.66%
1
16.66%
1
16.66%
6
Scotts Bluff County
21
77.77%
6
22.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Scottsbluff
42
76.36%
8
14.54%
0
0.00%
5
9.09%
55
Seward
18
69.23%
3
11.53%
3
11.53%
2
7.69%
26
Seward County
8
88.88%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
11.11%
9
Sheridan County
3
60.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
1
20.00%
5
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
35
85.36%
2
4.87%
4
9.75%
0
0.00%
41
Southeast
203
76.31%
55
20.67%
7
2.63%
1
0.37%
266
Stanton County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
State - Judicial District
1052
70.41%
290
19.41%
92
6.15%
60
4.01%
1494
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Valentine
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Washington County
4
66.66%
1
16.66%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
6
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
4
80.00%
0
0.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
5
Webster County
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
100.00%
1
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
158
75.96%
36
17.30%
2
0.96%
12
5.76%
208
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
York
18
66.66%
3
11.11%
5
18.51%
1
3.70%
27
York County
20
68.96%
6
20.68%
3
10.34%
0
0.00%
29