Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Bowie, Maryland
Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center in Bowie, Maryland enrolled 230 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 9.2 students per teacher against the Maryland median of 5.9. It was not a Title I school 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 rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%
209 students in 2022-23, 215 students in 2023-24, 230 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 209 | 33.0 | 6.3 |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 29.0 | 7.4 |
| 2024-25 | 230 | 25.0 | 9.2 |
9.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 Maryland schools of this kind
Among the 33 Maryland schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 5.9; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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 Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center reported and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
66.5% of students were Black, 20.9% Hispanic, 5.7% White in 2024-25.
- Black66.5%
- Hispanic20.9%
- White5.7%
- Asian4.3%
- Two or more races2.6%
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.
What to look at next about Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center
- C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 4.6 miles away: 148 students, 5.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Kenmoor Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 8.1 miles away: 240 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
- Compare Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center with C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Prince George's County Public Schools spends per student$19,789 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,789
- The largest public schools in MarylandChapel Forge Early Childhood Center is the number 10 by size of 35 Maryland schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#10 of 35
- Maryland schools by students per teacher9.2 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 5.9 for schools of this kind.9.2:1
- 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 Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center?
230 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 209 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Bowie, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center?
9.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for schools of this kind is 5.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center in?
Prince George's County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240051001003 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.