LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the micro-enrollment middle-grades schools in NELSON, Nebraska, operated by LAWRENCE - NELSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 44 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 89% smaller than typical.

LAWRENCE - NELSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 236 students. LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Nuckolls County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Nuckolls County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,976 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 2%. LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Nuckolls County (combined enrollment of about 908 students).

The closest other public school is LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

In the discussion threads here, members of the LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.