MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in MINATARE, Nebraska, MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tiny K-5 school, overseen by MINATARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It enrolls 43 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 84% smaller than the state mean of about 272.

MINATARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 146 students. MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 42% White, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Scotts Bluff County) records that median household income runs about $63,614, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Scotts Bluff County (combined enrollment of about 6,493 students).

Nearest neighbor: MINATARE PRE-START PRE-SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 53%: 92 students in 2018 compared to 43 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 49% to 56%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 3.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.