Denbigh Early Childhood Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Newport News, Virginia

Denbigh Early Childhood Center in Newport News, Virginia enrolled 397 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Virginia median of 11.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 37%

388 students in 2022-23, 394 students in 2023-24, 397 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at Denbigh Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 388, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 39701002003004002022-233882023-243942024-25397
Students enrolled at Denbigh Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 388, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 39701002003004002022-233882023-243942024-25397
Students enrolled at Denbigh Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 388, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 39701002003004002022-233882023-243942024-25397
Students enrolled at Denbigh Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 388, 2023-24: 394, 2024-25: 39701002003004002022-233882023-243942024-25397
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338819.020.4
2023-2439425.015.8
2024-2539726.015.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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.

Students per teacher, Virginia other schools, 2024-2541 values from 4.9 to 18.8; This school 15.3; state median 11.4.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Virginia other schools, 2024-2541 values from 4.9 to 18.8; This school 15.3; state median 11.4.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Virginia other schools, 2024-2541 values from 4.9 to 18.8; This school 15.3; state median 11.4.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Virginia other schools, 2024-2541 values from 4.9 to 18.8; This school 15.3; state median 11.4.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 11.4U.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 Denbigh 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

54.7% of students were Black, 21.4% Hispanic, 12.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black54.7%
  2. Hispanic21.4%
  3. Two or more races12.3%
  4. White9.3%
  5. Asian2.0%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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.

Schools of this kind in Newport News

2 public schools of this kind in Newport News report 2024-25 enrollment; Denbigh Early Childhood Center is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Denbigh Early Childhood Center39715.393.0%
Watkins Early Childhood Center32614.292.4%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Denbigh Early Childhood Center

  1. Watkins Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 8.0 miles away: 326 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
  2. Moton Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 16 miles away: 226 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Denbigh Early Childhood Center with Watkins Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Newport News City Public Schools spends per student$16,082 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,082
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaDenbigh Early Childhood Center is the number 10 by size of 47 Virginia schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#10 of 47
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.15.3:1
  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 Denbigh Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Denbigh Early Childhood Center?
    397 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 388 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Newport News, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Denbigh Early Childhood Center?
    15.3 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.
  3. Is Denbigh Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Denbigh 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 Denbigh Early Childhood Center in?
    Newport News City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510264002296 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