AURORA PRESCHOOL

Located at 409 J STREET, in AURORA, Nebraska, AURORA PRESCHOOL is a micro-enrollment primary school that teaches 72 students (grade pre-K), run under AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. That puts it 74% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,230 students; AURORA PRESCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, AURORA PRESCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, AURORA PRESCHOOL has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 32.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting AURORA PRESCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Hamilton County shows median household income runs about $83,994, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Hamilton County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,656 students), AURORA PRESCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around AURORA PRESCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 62 students in 2018 compared to 72 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 45.9:1 in 2018 to 32.0:1 today.

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