SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 104 E MURRAY, in SHICKLEY, Nebraska, SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment K-5 school that caters to 85 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 69% below the state mean of about 272.

SHICKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 143 students. SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fillmore County put median household income runs about $76,295, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fillmore County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 910 students), SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 18%, going from 104 students in 2018 to 85 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 today.

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