DPS Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Danbury, Connecticut
DPS Early Childhood Center in Danbury, Connecticut enrolled 65 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. 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 fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
68 students in 2022-23, 56 students in 2023-24, 65 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 4.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 68 | 5.0 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 65 | 4.0 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools
Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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 DPS 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
67.7% of students were Hispanic, 13.8% Black, 12.3% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic67.7%
- Black13.8%
- White12.3%
- Two or more races4.6%
- Asian1.5%
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 Danbury
14 public elementary schools in Danbury report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Avenue School | 562 | 12.9 | 50.0% |
| Shelter Rock School | 527 | 16.3 | 48.8% |
| Ellsworth Avenue School | 492 | 15.1 | 50.6% |
| Stadley Rough School | 479 | 15.6 | 42.2% |
| Hayestown Avenue School | 450 | 13.6 | 52.7% |
| King Street Primary School | 393 | 14.3 | 40.7% |
| Pembroke School | 376 | 13.3 | 44.9% |
| South Street School | 372 | 14.3 | 46.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about DPS Early Childhood Center
- South Street SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 372 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Ellsworth Avenue SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 492 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare DPS Early Childhood Center with South Street SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Danbury Public Schools spends per student$19,386 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,386
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutDPS Early Childhood Center is the number 587 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#587 of 590
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.16.3:1
- 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 DPS Early Childhood Center
How many students attend DPS Early Childhood Center?
65 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 68 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Danbury, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at DPS Early Childhood Center?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is DPS Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
DPS Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is DPS Early Childhood Center in?
Danbury Public Schools, NCES district ID 0901020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090102001634 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.