Altus Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Altus, Oklahoma

Altus Early Childhood Center in Altus, Oklahoma enrolled 372 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

390 students in 2022-23, 421 students in 2023-24, 372 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 23.0.

Students enrolled at Altus Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 390, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 37202004006002022-233902023-244212024-25372
Students enrolled at Altus Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 390, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 37202004006002022-233902023-244212024-25372
Students enrolled at Altus Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 390, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 37202004006002022-233902023-244212024-25372
Students enrolled at Altus Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 390, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 37202004006002022-233902023-244212024-25372
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339024.016.3
2023-2442124.617.1
2024-2537223.016.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Oklahoma elementary schools

Among the 915 Oklahoma elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; 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, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 16.2; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 16.2; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 16.2; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 16.2; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 15.5U.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 244 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Altus Early Childhood Center enrolled 244 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 244 of the 244 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent20.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.3% of students were Hispanic, 31.5% White, 9.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic51.3%
  2. White31.5%
  3. Two or more races9.1%
  4. Black7.0%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Altus

5 public elementary schools in Altus report 2024-25 enrollment; Altus Early Childhood Center is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Altus Primary School43617.0not reported
Altus Elementary School41617.2not reported
Altus Early Childhood Center37216.2not reported
Rivers Elementary School35216.0not reported
Navajo Elementary School28016.2not reported

All public schools in Altus →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Altus Early Childhood Center

  1. Altus Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 416 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Altus Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 436 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Altus Early Childhood Center with Altus Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Altus Public Schools spends per student$10,585 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,585
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaAltus Early Childhood Center is the number 391 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#391 of 917
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.16.2:1
  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 Altus Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Altus Early Childhood Center?
    372 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 390 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Altus, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Altus Early Childhood Center?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for elementary schools is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Altus Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Altus Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Altus Early Childhood Center in?
    Altus Public Schools, NCES district ID 4002850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 400285000039 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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