ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a cozy elementary campus in ARAPAHOE, Nebraska, part of ARAPAHOE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 181 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

ARAPAHOE PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 334 students. ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 9% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Furnas County put the typical household earns roughly $61,048 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Furnas County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,013 students), of which ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off.

ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 215 students in 2018 compared to 181 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 93% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.