Total enrollment
2,102
+1 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Nebraska · 2,900 students · 1 city
Looking at the BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS system: 7 public K-12 schools serving approximately 2,900 students inside Nebraska, averaging 414 per school.
4-year change in BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
-2 (-33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Nebraska | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,900 | #21 of 93 | #3,335 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #21 of 93 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #73 of 93 | #5,229 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 54.4% | #14 of 87 | #3,530 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,360 to 1,304 students (down 4%) and from 85 to 81 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEATRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Beatrice | Elementary | PK-05 | 798 |
| BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL | Beatrice | High | 09-12 | 627 |
| BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Beatrice | Middle | 06-08 | 466 |
| PADDOCK LANE SCHOOL | Beatrice | Elementary | PK-05 | 398 |
| BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL | Beatrice | Elementary | PK-PK | 211 |
| STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Beatrice | Elementary | 03-05 | 207 |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Beatrice | Elementary | PK-02 | 193 |
About BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Across 7 schools, BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS instructs about 2,900 students in Nebraska. By footprint it is a sparse district.
Looking at the level breakdown, BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS spans 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 414 in this district, higher than the Nebraska typical of 324.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 2,101 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,102 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS lost 2 schools, going from 6 to 4.
In the discussion threads here, the community for BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.