TRYON ELEMENTARY

Set in TRYON, Nebraska, TRYON ELEMENTARY is a rural-scale elementary-level community, part of MC PHERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS. It educates 20 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so TRYON ELEMENTARY sits 93% smaller than that benchmark.

Within MC PHERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 60 students, TRYON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, TRYON ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, TRYON ELEMENTARY reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting TRYON ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for McPherson County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,684, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McPherson County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60 students), TRYON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MC PHERSON COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TRYON ELEMENTARY has fell 37%, going from 32 students in 2018 to 20 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 100% to 95%. Class-load math has tightened: from 6.1:1 in 2018 to 4.7:1 in 2025.

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