BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER

Set in NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a small K-5 school, operated by NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It works with 133 students across grade pre-K. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 3,751 students. BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER records that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lincoln County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,148 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lincoln County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,190 students), BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER has fell 23%, going from 173 students in 2018 to 133 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

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