HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of tiny scale in HAYES CENTER, Nebraska, operated by HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, instructing 94 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 65% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 159 students; HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 74%; the rest is composed of 23% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.2%; this one delivers 62.2%.

Across the wider county, Hayes County reports that median household income runs about $69,250, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 public schools in Hayes County (combined enrollment of about 159 students).

The closest other public school is HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. On composite proficiency, HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 63.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 75 (now 94). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.