LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a small primary school in BEATRICE, Nebraska, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 193 students from grades pre-K through 2, run under BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 272.

BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,900 students; LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 70% of students at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Gage County's rate of about 48%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Gage County put the typical household earns roughly $67,247 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Gage County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,866 students), LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PADDOCK LANE SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 20%, going from 242 students in 2018 to 193 in 2024. The White share of enrollment edged down from 91% to 75% over that span.

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