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Best Nebraska Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 149 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 (7% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 149

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 149

Top Ranked Nebraska Private Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
1
488
28%
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 International (AMI)
2
114
4%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
10
1,798
20%
Association of LD Schools (ALDS)
1
124
10%
Cognia
10
3,779
14%
Educational Records Bureau
1
488
28%
European Council for International Schools
1
65
9%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
1
21
-
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
3
261
33%
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
1
488
28%
Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
2
1,044
26%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
3
177
6%
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
1
488
28%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
2
536
26%
National Association of Laboratory Schools
1
36
-
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
81
23,335
21%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
1
7
50%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
1
111
8%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
11
2,007
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%
State or regional independent school association
1
286
16%
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)
3
238
8%

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