Morton Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Lexington, Nebraska

Morton Elementary School in Lexington, Nebraska enrolled 321 students in 2024-25 with 26.3 full-time teachers, 12.2 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 fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

360 students in 2022-23, 363 students in 2023-24, 321 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.1 to 26.3.

Students enrolled at Morton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233602023-243632024-25321
Students enrolled at Morton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233602023-243632024-25321
Students enrolled at Morton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233602023-243632024-25321
Students enrolled at Morton Elementary School by school year2022-23: 360, 2023-24: 363, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233602023-243632024-25321
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336025.114.3
2023-2436325.014.5
2024-2532126.312.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 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.

Students per teacher, Nebraska elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 21.0; This school 12.2; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 21.0; This school 12.2; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 21.0; This school 12.2; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 21.0; This school 12.2; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

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 323 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Morton Elementary School enrolled 323 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 323 of the 323 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.6% of students were Hispanic, 17.1% Black, 7.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic72.6%
  2. Black17.1%
  3. White7.5%
  4. Asian1.2%
  5. Two or more races0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%

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 Lexington

4 public elementary schools in Lexington report 2024-25 enrollment; Morton Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bryan Elementary School38515.940.0%
Sandoz Elementary School35814.171.5%
Morton Elementary School32112.269.2%
Pershing Elementary School31213.371.5%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Morton Elementary School

  1. Bryan Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 385 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Pershing Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 312 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Morton Elementary School with Bryan Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lexington Public Schools spends per student$14,074 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,074
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaMorton Elementary School is the number 224 by size of 527 Nebraska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#224 of 527
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.4 for elementary schools.12.2:1
  7. 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 Morton Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Morton Elementary School?
    321 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 360 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lexington, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Morton Elementary School?
    12.2 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.
  3. Is Morton Elementary School a Title I school?
    Morton Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Morton Elementary School in?
    Lexington Public Schools, NCES district ID 3172810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317281001133 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.

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