FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in FRIEND, Nebraska, one of the schools within FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school enrolls 127 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 272.

FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 227 students; FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Saline County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Saline County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.1%; this one delivers 60.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Saline County put median household income runs about $79,910, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Saline County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,333 students), FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS, around 0.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 150 students in 2018 compared to 127 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 6% across the same window.

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