Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center

Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center, a rural-scale K-5 school in Council Bluffs, Iowa, operated by Council Bluffs Comm School District, works with 119 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center is one of 15 schools operated by Council Bluffs Comm School District, a district that educates 8,299 students overall.

On demographics, Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 3% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pottawattamie County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, Pottawattamie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,602 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center is one of 35 public schools in Pottawattamie County (combined enrollment of about 15,270 students).

The closest other public school is Bloomer Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

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