BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING

Set in BRUNING, Nebraska, BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING is a minimally staffed elementary school, part of BRUNING-DAVENPORT UNIFIED SYS. It educates 48 students across grades pre-K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 82% smaller than typical.

Within BRUNING-DAVENPORT UNIFIED SYS, which oversees 4 schools and 187 students, BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic. Compared to Thayer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Thayer County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Thayer County indicate median household income runs about $66,213, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING is one of 9 public schools in Thayer County (combined enrollment of about 880 students).

Nearest neighbor: BRUNING-DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off.

BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING has contracted 16%, going from 57 students in 2018 to 48 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 98% to 94%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

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