SIMEON SCHOOL

As a very small elementary campus in VALENTINE, Nebraska, SIMEON SCHOOL enrolls 17 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. That puts it 94% smaller than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

Across the 5 schools in VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (623 students total), SIMEON SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SIMEON SCHOOL records that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SIMEON SCHOOL lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cherry County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cherry County shows median household earnings sit near $66,270, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. SIMEON SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Cherry County (combined enrollment of about 775 students).

The closest other public school is VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 16.2 miles away.

SIMEON SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.