📍 50 Dogwood, Bennet, Lancaster County, 68317
Elementary at Bennet is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bennet, Lancaster County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jared Haag. It is part of the Palmyra District O R 1 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elementary at Bennet enrolls 400 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 376 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 400 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 64 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Elementary at Bennet is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-10, state senate district 30.
Elementary at Bennet is one of 3 schools in PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1, based in PALMYRA, Nebraska. The district serves 724 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 400 students, Elementary at Bennet is larger than the district average of about 241 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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