DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the heavily attended K-5 schools in GOTHENBURG, Nebraska, operated by GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 416 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 53% bigger than typical.

DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that educates 801 students overall.

Demographically, DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dawson County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 54.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dawson County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,880, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 19 public schools in Dawson County (combined enrollment of about 5,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 60.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 416). The White share of enrollment shrank from 95% to 87% over that span.

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