BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate K-5 school in BENKELMAN, Nebraska, operated by DUNDY CO STRATTON PUBLIC SCHS. The school enrolls 159 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by DUNDY CO STRATTON PUBLIC SCHS, a district that teaches 285 students overall.

Looking at the student body, BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dundy County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,922, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 public schools in Dundy County (combined enrollment of about 285 students).

The closest other public school is DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away.

BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 16%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 159 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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