Developed to provide an information base for vocational education decision makers, this needs assessment for North Platte, Nebraska, schools is reported in four major sections: job market analysis, existing programs analysis, population analysis, and resources analysis. The job market analysis contains national market data on both current and possible programs, Nebraska market data on current and possible programs, an interpretation of the state and national market data, North Platte market data, and a discussion of occupations not included in the study. The existing programs analysis includes past and present program information, information on programs in other schools in Nebraska, and data gathered from the student survey and the graduate follow-up survey. The population analysis includes information about the general population, a student population analysis, other student data, and an analysis of recent graduates. The last section, resources analysis, includes the physical facilities inventory, professional staff inventory, financial resources inventory, and community resources survey. (BM)