THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY

As an average-sized elementary-level community in HEBRON, Nebraska, THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY teaches 256 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS.

Within THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS, which oversees 2 schools and 447 students, THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic. Compared to Thayer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.2%, the actual is 68.3%, a residual of +5.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Thayer County) reports that median household income runs about $66,213, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Thayer County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 880 students), THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY has fell 10%, going from 285 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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