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Nebraska Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 148 private schools belonging to membership associations in Nebraska.
The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (54% of schools), Other school association(s) (11% of schools) and National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA) (7% of schools).

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 148

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 148

Top Ranked Nebraska Private Schools by Membership Association (2026-27)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
3
163
8%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
5
708
54%
Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
1
37
9%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
2
114
4%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
10
1,798
20%
Association of LD Schools (ALDS)
1
124
10%
Cognia (formerly AdvancED / SACS CASI / NCA CASI) (Cognia)
10
3,779
14%
Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS)
1
65
9%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
1
21
-
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Education) (GCSDAC)
3
261
33%
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
1
488
28%
Jesuit Schools Network (formerly JSEA) (JSN)
2
1,044
26%
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
3
177
6%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
2
536
26%
National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS)
1
36
-
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
80
23,019
21%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
1
7
50%
National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
1
111
8%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA)
11
1,990
7%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
2
236
26%
Other Montessori association(s)
2
158
4%
Other religious school association(s)
11
2,802
21%
Other school association(s)
17
4,148
22%
Other special emphasis association(s)
5
773
13%
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
1
488
28%
State or regional independent school association
1
286
16%
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)
3
239
8%

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