LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 630 N 7TH ST, in LOUP CITY, Nebraska, LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact primary school that serves 211 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within LOUP CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in LOUP CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (331 students total), LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 3% 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 lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sherman County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,578 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Sherman County (combined enrollment of about 452 students).

Nearest neighbor: LOUP CITY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off.

LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 215 students in 2018 compared to 211 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 95% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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