LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL

Set in NORFOLK, Nebraska, LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary campus, run under NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It serves 319 students across grade pre-K.

Across the 11 schools in NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS (4,543 students total), LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL logs that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 44% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. The state averages about 21.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Madison County shows median household income runs about $63,128, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 6,196 students).

Nearest neighbor: WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

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