COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER

COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, a tiny elementary school in COZAD, Nebraska, overseen by COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, educates 69 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 75% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

Within COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which oversees 4 schools and 965 students, COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER is one campus in the system.

On demographics, COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 28% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Dawson County's rate of about 61%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dawson County indicate median household income runs about $69,880, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dawson County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,509 students), of which COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is COZAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 17%: 59 students in 2018 compared to 69 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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