EDUCARE OF LINCOLN

Located at 3435 NORTH 14TH STREET, in LINCOLN, Nebraska, EDUCARE OF LINCOLN is a cozy elementary school that teaches 124 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 42,301 students; EDUCARE OF LINCOLN is among them.

On the student-mix side, EDUCARE OF LINCOLN lists that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, EDUCARE OF LINCOLN has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 41.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting EDUCARE OF LINCOLN higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 81% of students at EDUCARE OF LINCOLN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lancaster County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lancaster County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,793 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. EDUCARE OF LINCOLN is one of 97 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students).

Nearest neighbor: BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 141 students in 2018 compared to 124 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 44% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 41.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.