BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized elementary-level community in LINCOLN, Nebraska, BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 325 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Within LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 67 schools and 42,301 students, BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 8% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lancaster County) records that the typical household earns roughly $74,793 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lancaster County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), of which BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: INFANT TODDLER AT LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 321 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 69% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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