CRETE PRESCHOOL

As a close-knit elementary school in CRETE, Nebraska, CRETE PRESCHOOL serves 206 students from grade pre-K, run under CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 272.

CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,275 students; CRETE PRESCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, CRETE PRESCHOOL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school reports 22% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CRETE PRESCHOOL reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at CRETE PRESCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Saline County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Saline County) reports that median household income runs about $79,910, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Saline County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,333 students), CRETE PRESCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

CRETE PRESCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

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