📍 501 Main St, Friend, Saline County, 68359
Friend Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Friend, Saline County. The school has 147 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Friend Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Friend Elementary School enrolls 147 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2% Black or African American and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 140 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
38 of the school's 147 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 31 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Friend Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 32.
Friend Elementary School is one of 2 schools in FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in FRIEND, Nebraska. The district serves 227 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 147 students, Friend Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 114 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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