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877 N COLUMBIA AVE, SEWARD, NE 68434 • SEWARD County
(402) 643-4535

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID 00811267
Religious Orientation Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Broad Affiliation Other Religious
School Typology Other religious, not affiliated with any denomination
Grades Offered K-8
Locale Setting Town: Distant
School Day Length 7.25 hrs/day
County FIPS 31159
Physical Location Address 877 N Columbia Ave
Seward, NE 68434-1598

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
182
Teachers (FTE)
11.90
Student-Teacher Ratio
15.29:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 97.3% Black or African American: 2.2% Hispanic / Latino: 0.6%
182 Students
White 177 est. 97.3%
Black or African American 4 est. 2.2%
Hispanic / Latino 1 est. 0.6%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
86
47.3%
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Female Students
96
52.7%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 162 Students
Kindergarten: 21 (13%) 1st Grade: 17 (10.5%) 2nd Grade: 19 (11.7%) 3rd Grade: 23 (14.2%) 4th Grade: 19 (11.7%) 5th Grade: 16 (9.9%) 6th Grade: 24 (14.8%) 7th Grade: 23 (14.2%)
162 Students
Kindergarten 21 13%
1st Grade 17 10.5%
2nd Grade 19 11.7%
3rd Grade 23 14.2%
4th Grade 19 11.7%
5th Grade 16 9.9%
6th Grade 24 14.8%
7th Grade 23 14.2%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 125 250 2019-2020: 178 students 178 2019-2020 2021-2022: 171 students 171 -3.9% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 182 students 182 +6.4% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 182 11.9 15.3:1 K-8 Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
2021-2022 171 12.6 13.6:1 K-8 Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
2019-2020 178 11.0 16.2:1 K-8 Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 68434)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $350,000
$0k 0% $88k 5% $175k 10% $263k 15% $350k 20% ZIP 68434 Income: $78,064 $78k ZIP 68434 Home Value: $259,900 $260k ZIP 68434 This ZIP Seward Income: $78,064 $78k Seward Home Value: $259,900 $260k Seward City Average SEWARD County Income: $82,873 $83k SEWARD County Home Value: $205,900 $206k SEWARD County County Average Nebraska Income: $74,489 $74k Nebraska Home Value: $180,995 $181k Nebraska State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 68434 Poverty Rate: 6.4% 6.4% Seward Poverty Rate: 5.8% 5.8% SEWARD County Poverty Rate: 6.3% 6.3% Nebraska Poverty Rate: 10.2% 10.2% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 68434 Current ZIP
$78,064 $259,900 6.4% 9,032
Seward (City Average)
$78,064 $259,900 5.8% 9,032
SEWARD County (County Average)
$82,873 $205,900 6.3% 14,635
Nebraska (State Average)
$74,489 $180,995 10.2% 1,868,586
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

Location Map

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