Delaware Early Childhood Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Harrington, Delaware

Delaware Early Childhood Center in Harrington, Delaware enrolled 83 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Delaware median of 12.5. It was not a Title I school 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 rose 57% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

53 students in 2022-23, 70 students in 2023-24, 83 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 5.0.

Students enrolled at Delaware Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 8302550751002022-23532023-24702024-2583
Students enrolled at Delaware Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 8302550751002022-23532023-24702024-2583
Students enrolled at Delaware Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 8302550751002022-23532023-24702024-2583
Students enrolled at Delaware Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 70, 2024-25: 8302550751002022-23532023-24702024-2583
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23535.010.6
2023-24705.014.0
2024-25835.016.6

16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 Delaware schools of this kind

Among the 21 Delaware schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.5; 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.

Students per teacher, Delaware other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.5 to 24.0; This school 16.6; state median 12.5.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 12.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Delaware other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.5 to 24.0; This school 16.6; state median 12.5.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 12.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Delaware other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.5 to 24.0; This school 16.6; state median 12.5.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 12.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Delaware other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.5 to 24.0; This school 16.6; state median 12.5.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 12.5U.S. 13.8

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 Delaware Early Childhood Center reported 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 absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

50.6% of students were White, 26.5% Black, 14.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White50.6%
  2. Black26.5%
  3. Hispanic14.5%
  4. Two or more races6.0%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian1.2%

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 Delaware Early Childhood Center

  1. John S. Charlton SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 13 miles away: 424 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Capital Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 16 miles away: 145 students (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Delaware Early Childhood Center with John S. Charlton SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lake Forest School District spends per student$16,347 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,347
  5. The largest public schools in DelawareDelaware Early Childhood Center is the number 23 by size of 25 Delaware schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#23 of 25
  6. Delaware schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 12.5 for schools of this kind.16.6:1
  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 Delaware Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Delaware Early Childhood Center?
    83 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 53 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Harrington, DE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Delaware Early Childhood Center?
    16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for schools of this kind is 12.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Delaware Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Delaware Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Delaware Early Childhood Center in?
    Lake Forest School District, NCES district ID 1000790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100079000383 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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