MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of medium-sized scale in NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, operated by NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, works with 247 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 12 schools in NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (3,751 students total), MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.5%; this one delivers 70.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $65,148 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Lincoln County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,190 students), of which MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 247). The White share of enrollment shrank from 86% to 82% over that span.

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