LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized K-5 school in HASTINGS, Nebraska, overseen by HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, instructs 289 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,789 students. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 39% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Adams County's rate of about 42%.

Across the wider county, census data for Adams County shows median household earnings sit near $68,365, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,228 students), of which LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 289). The White share of enrollment contracted from 56% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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