NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in NORTH BEND, Nebraska, run under NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS, with 277 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS, a district that teaches 574 students overall.

In terms of who attends, NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 25% of students at NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dodge County (around 58%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dodge County) logs that median household income runs about $74,329, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Dodge County (combined enrollment of about 6,729 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 277). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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