Central Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Fairbury, Nebraska
Central Elementary School in Fairbury, Nebraska enrolled 277 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Nebraska elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
262 students in 2022-23, 279 students in 2023-24, 277 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 262 | 20.0 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 20.6 | 13.5 |
| 2024-25 | 277 | 21.0 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 Nebraska elementary schools
Among the 526 Nebraska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 566 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Elementary School enrolled 283 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 566 of the 283 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent12.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.5% of students were White, 18.4% Hispanic, 3.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White75.5%
- Hispanic18.4%
- Black3.2%
- American Indian1.8%
- Two or more races1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Fairbury
2 public elementary schools in Fairbury report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | 277 | 13.2 | 49.1% |
| Jefferson Intermediate School | 259 | 11.4 | 43.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Central Elementary School
- Jefferson Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 259 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Diller-Odell Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 137 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Central Elementary School with Jefferson Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fairbury Public Schools spends per student$16,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,232
- The largest public schools in NebraskaCentral Elementary School is the number 280 by size of 527 Nebraska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#280 of 527
- Nebraska schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Central Elementary School
How many students attend Central Elementary School?
277 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 262 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fairbury, NE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Central Elementary School a Title I school?
Central Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Central Elementary School in?
Fairbury Public Schools, NCES district ID 3170440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317044000946 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.