Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Chester, Virginia
Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy in Chester, Virginia enrolled 326 students in 2024-25 with 37.0 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the Virginia median of 11.4. It ran a targeted 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
367 students in 2022-23, 378 students in 2023-24, 326 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 37.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 367 | 37.0 | 9.9 |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 36.0 | 10.5 |
| 2024-25 | 326 | 37.0 | 8.8 |
8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Virginia schools of this kind
Among the 41 Virginia schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; 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 Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy reported and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.5
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
44.8% of students were Black, 35.3% Hispanic, 13.5% White in 2024-25.
- Black44.8%
- Hispanic35.3%
- White13.5%
- Two or more races4.3%
- Asian1.5%
- American Indian0.3%
- 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.
What to look at next about Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy
- Westview Early Childhood Education CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 6.5 miles away: 418 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
- Woodlawn Pre-School Learning CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 6.7 miles away: 307 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Compare Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy with Westview Early Childhood Education CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chesterfield County Public Schools spends per student$12,776 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,776
- The largest public schools in VirginiaChester Early Childhood Learning Academy is the number 11 by size of 47 Virginia schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#11 of 47
- Virginia schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.8.8:1
- 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 Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy
How many students attend Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy?
326 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 367 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Chester, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy?
8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy a Title I school?
Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy in?
Chesterfield County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510084003085 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.