WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTER

Located at 803 PROVIDENCE RD SUNNYVIEW PL, in WAYNE, Nebraska, WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a minimally staffed primary school that works with 46 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 83% leaner than typical.

WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,016 students; WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTER is among them.

On the student-mix side, WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTER shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 46.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $66,215, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,837 students), WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTER is one campus in the mix.

WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTER has rose 24%, going from 37 students in 2018 to 46 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 37.0:1 in 2018 to 46.0:1 today.

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