📍 900 a St, Benkelman, Dundy County, 69021
Benkelman Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benkelman, Dundy County. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristian Freeland. It is part of the Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Benkelman Elementary School enrolls 160 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 133 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
85 of the school's 160 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benkelman Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 44.
Benkelman Elementary School is one of 2 schools in DUNDY CO STRATTON PUBLIC SCHS, based in BENKELMAN, Nebraska. The district serves 285 students district-wide and employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Benkelman Elementary School is close to the district average of about 143 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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