SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY

Set in GOTHENBURG, Nebraska, SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY is an one-room-style elementary-level community, part of GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It instructs 32 students across grade pre-K. That puts it 88% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

Within GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 3 schools and 801 students, SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Dawson County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, Dawson County reports that median household income runs about $69,880, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Dawson County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,509 students), SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY has increased 33%, going from 24 students in 2018 to 32 in 2024. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 8% to 3% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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