DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL

Set in DILLER, Nebraska, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is a low-enrollment K-5 school, one of the schools within DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It teaches 137 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 272.

DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that educates 242 students overall.

On demographics, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL records that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Nebraska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 66.4%; DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL posts 57.4%, -9.0 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,044 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 1,683 students).

Nearest neighbor: DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL, around 8.3 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 52.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL has ticked down 7%, going from 148 students in 2018 to 137 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 88% to 96%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.