Little Orabs Preschool
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 100% |
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43 | 2 | 21.5:1 | 7% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 36 | N/A | N/A | 25% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 31 | N/A | N/A | 23% (7) |
About Little Orabs Preschool
Little Orabs Preschool runs as a very small elementary school in Sheldon, Iowa. Students in pre-K make up the school's enrollment of 43 students. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students, which makes this school 87% below average.
Sheldon Comm School District is the local district for Little Orabs Preschool. It runs 4 schools with 1,179 students.
About 60% of the student body at Little Orabs Preschool is White. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in O'Brien County, the White share is about 88%.
Its ratio of 21.5:1 is based on 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 13.7:1. In all, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in O'Brien County average 40%.
Looking at the county, O'Brien County, the median household earns about $68,356 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Little Orabs Preschool, O'Brien County has 9 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Little Orabs Preschool from the closest public school, Sheldon High School. The five-mile area around Little Orabs Preschool holds 3 other public schools.
NCES assigns Little Orabs Preschool the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Little Orabs Preschool. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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