BAYARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in BAYARD, Nebraska, BAYARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized K-5 school, run under BAYARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It enrolls 166 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 272.

BAYARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 323 students. BAYARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BAYARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Morrill County) reports that median household earnings sit near $58,500, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BAYARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 5 public schools in Morrill County (combined enrollment of about 863 students).

Nearest neighbor: BAYARD SECONDARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 214 students in 2018 compared to 166 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 80% to 75% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.