Bennington Elementary School
11620 N 156th St, Bennington, NE, 68007-0265 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Bennington Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 6
County Douglas County, NE
Students & Faculty
Total Students 391 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 26 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 15 students
Kind - 67 students
Grade 1 - 44 students
Grade 2 - 49 students
Grade 3 - 44 students
Grade 4 - 58 students
Grade 5 - 53 students
Grade 6 - 61 students
This School
(NE) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NE) School Average
% American Indian 1% 2%
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 3% 9%
% Black n/a 4%
% White 95% 84%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NE) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 9% 28%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
(NE) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Bennington Public s School District
This School's Agency
(NE) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 2 2
Number of Students Managed 719 students 148 students
District Total Revenue $6,146,000 $1,718,000
District Expenditure $16,586,000 $1,568,000
District Revenue / Student $8,548 $11,608
District Expenditure / Student $23,068 $10,595
In the News:
  • FYI...Local governmental news (Omaha World-Herald)
    posted on October 27, 2009 at 05:04:01 am
    BENNINGTON
  • Schools closely watch absentees Students, faculty struggle with illness (Bennington Banner)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:42:55 am
    MANCHESTER -- A trend of increasing student and faculty absences began last week at Burr and Burton Academy, peaking at 160 students earlier this week, and forced Headmaster Mark Tashjian to make the decision to close the school for the first time in recent memory. Last Friday about 90 students were absent and after the weekend about 125 were out Monday, increasing to approximately 160 Tuesday
  • Vt. to schools: Stick to science standards (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
    posted on September 23, 2009 at 07:16:44 am
    Slight changes in students' science test scores statewide released Tuesday by the Vermont Department of Education have prompted top officials to call on schools to better integrate state standards for student achievement into their everyday curriculums. ... - By CRISTINA KUMKA STAFF WRITER
  • Board OKs school add-on (Bennington Banner)
    posted on September 9, 2009 at 11:57:47 am
    BENNINGTON -- By next February, students at Bennington Elementary School should be learning in new art, music and special education rooms, after the Bennington School District Board unanimously approved an addition on Tuesday. The total cost of the 4,420-square-foot, single-story addition to the School Street side of the building is expected to cost $635,863, with an additional $15,000 to
  • School addition decision should come Tuesday (Bennington Banner)
    posted on September 7, 2009 at 03:27:33 pm
    BENNINGTON -- The Bennington School District board is expected to make a decision Tuesday on whether to go forward with the Bennington Elementary School addition that the board received bids for last week. After bids came in from numerous companies to complete separate portions of the 4,420-square-foot addition, the board decided to put off making a decision because the project didn’t
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (68007)
School Zip (68007)
(NE) State Average
Population (Approximate) 2,209 people 1,646,465 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 25%
Population Average Age 37 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.9 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $53,413 $41,096
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.2 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 36 years old 44 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (68007)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 84% / 16% 65% / 35%
School Map:
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