E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier K-5 school in SO SIOUX CITY, Nebraska, run under SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS. The school educates 238 students in grade pre-K.

E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS, a district that caters to 3,871 students overall.

On the student-mix side, E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Dakota County shows median household income runs about $70,329, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Dakota County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,437 students), of which E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 238 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 55% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 today.

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