LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a very small K-5 school in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, run under NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 32 students spanning grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 88% leaner than the state mean of about 272.

NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,445 students. LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic. By comparison, Merrick County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Merrick County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,354 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Merrick County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,252 students), LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SEEDLING MILE ELEM SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 20%, going from 40 students in 2018 to 32 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 68% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 40.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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