Little Orabs Preschool

As a minimally staffed K-5 school in Sheldon, Iowa, Little Orabs Preschool caters to 43 students from grade pre-K, one of the schools within Sheldon Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Little Orabs Preschool sits 87% below that benchmark.

Little Orabs Preschool is one of 4 schools operated by Sheldon Comm School District, a district that teaches 1,179 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Little Orabs Preschool reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school records 33% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% multiracial. By comparison, O'Brien County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Little Orabs Preschool has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 7% of students at Little Orabs Preschool qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against O'Brien County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the broader community, census data for O'Brien County shows median household income runs about $68,356, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, O'Brien County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,377 students), of which Little Orabs Preschool is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sheldon High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Little Orabs Preschool.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

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