Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · New Boston, Michigan
Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center in New Boston, Michigan enrolled 180 students in 2024-25 with 10.3 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a targeted 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
199 students in 2022-23, 198 students in 2023-24, 180 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.3 to 10.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 199 | 11.3 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 10.3 | 19.2 |
| 2024-25 | 180 | 10.3 | 17.5 |
17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center enrolled 215 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent44.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.9% of students were White, 7.8% Hispanic, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White83.9%
- Hispanic7.8%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Black3.3%
- Asian0.6%
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 New Boston
3 public elementary schools in New Boston report 2024-25 enrollment; Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| William D Miller Elementary School | 489 | 14.8 | 29.2% |
| Brown Elementary School | 434 | 14.8 | 26.0% |
| Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center | 180 | 17.5 | 37.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center
- Brown Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 434 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Wegienka Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 392 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center with Brown Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Huron School District spends per student$15,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,371
- The largest public schools in MichiganAlice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center is the number 1,459 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,459 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.17.5:1
- 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 Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center?
180 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 199 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Boston, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center?
17.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center in?
Huron School District, NCES district ID 2618930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261893008984 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.