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Bester Elementary
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
490
Teachers (FTE)
43.2
Student-Teacher Ratio
11.3:1
FRPL Eligible
415
(84.7%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 415 of 490 (84.7%)
Free Lunch: 392 (80%)
Reduced-Price: 23 (4.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 75 (15.3%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
490
Students
| Black or African American | 149 | 30.4% | |
| White | 141 | 28.8% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 106 | 21.6% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 92 | 18.8% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
490
Students
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14.5% | |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13.9% | |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14.3% | |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15.1% | |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18.4% | |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15.3% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 42 | 8.6% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
49%
Male Students
240
F
51%
Female Students
250