HERITAGE ELEMENTARY

Set in BENNINGTON, Nebraska, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY is a sizable elementary school, operated by BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It enrolls 436 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 60% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

Within BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 8 schools and 4,381 students, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY reports that White students make up the majority at 74%; the rest is composed of 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.3%; this one delivers 64.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Douglas County reports that median household income runs about $80,391, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which HERITAGE ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERITAGE ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 77.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. HERITAGE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 436). The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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