SCHUYLER HEADSTART

SCHUYLER HEADSTART is a K-5 school of one-room-style scale in SCHUYLER, Nebraska, run under SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, enrolling 75 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so SCHUYLER HEADSTART sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

SCHUYLER HEADSTART is one of 8 schools operated by SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, a district that caters to 2,089 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SCHUYLER HEADSTART reports that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3750.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at SCHUYLER HEADSTART qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Colfax County shows median household income runs about $82,530, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. SCHUYLER HEADSTART is one of 14 public schools in Colfax County (combined enrollment of about 2,762 students).

SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 35%: 116 students in 2018 compared to 75 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 116.0:1 in 2018 to 3750.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.