BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL

BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL, a compact elementary campus in BEATRICE, Nebraska, operated by BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, educates 211 students, covering grade pre-K. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL sits 22% below that benchmark.

BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,900 students. BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL lists that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Gage County shows median household earnings sit near $67,247, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL is one of 14 public schools in Gage County (combined enrollment of about 3,866 students).

The closest other public school is BEATRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL has decreased 7%, going from 226 students in 2018 to 211 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 5% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

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